CURRENT MISSION

"Free as a hummingbird"

ABOUT ME

I'm working as a nurse in a retirement home. I like my job a lot, but can't do this work till I'm 67. Why not? Just because I don't feel like it...
So now again I'm looking for a new study, think I will start to become a GP's assistent... :)
Clear that I like to learn new things, even things I never use in life, maybe only during trivia games :)

Also I like to meet new people from all over the world (and beyond?! ;)). Thats one of the reasons I mostly travel alone since it's the best way to meet others, and you can't get in a fight with your travel partner ;)

I'm starting to enjoy cooking, even though it's for only 1 person most of the time. In food, I like to try new things but has to be veggie (or fish once in a while).

PHILOSOPHY

A "wise" man once said:
"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted"
And I could'nt agree more, as well as with:
"Life is what happens, when you're busy making other plans"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I started hosting people in 2010. What was a real nice experience. So I will keep continue doing that!

I enjoy meetings, if my work schedule allows me to go I surely like to go! Anywhere :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted:2010 June: Beth + Noah (USA).July: Yunchen (China).July: Aya (Israel).July: Johanna + Lorena (Germany).July: Saskia (New Zealand).Aug: Richard (Sweden).Aug: Elena + Matt (Germany + USA).Aug: Hugo (Spain).Aug: Anna + Lisa (Austria).Aug: Richard (Sweden). *again*Aug: Lisa + Hannah (Germany).Aug: Miriam + Sarah (Germany).Aug: Jeanie (China).Aug: Ricardo + Juli (Mexico + Germany).Aug: Flavian + Federica (Switserland).Aug: Miriam (Italy).Aug: Phoebe + Stella (Taiwan).Aug: Fanny + Renia (Hungary).Nov: Ben + Luke (Australia).Nov: Jullieta (Australia).2011:Feb: Ariane (France / Italy).Apr: Reto (Switzerland).May: Daryna (Ukraine).July: Jinny (China).Surfed:2011Mar: Phoebe, TaiwanJun: Katharina, Berlin - GermanyJun: Bettina, Berlin - GermanySept: Moran & Idan, Tel Aviv - IsraëlSept: Aya, Jeruzalem + Haifa - IsraëlSept: Moran & Idan, Tel Aviv - Israël *again*2012Jan: Stefan, Antwerp - BelgiumJan: Ferah, Goirle - NetherlandsMeetings:2011Kaatsheuvel - Efteling Antwerpen - BBQRotterdam - Spido (boat tour)Rotterdam - BBQRotterdam - CSinterklaas2012 Antwerpen - Happy New Year

Interests

Do's and Don'ts

Do:
* Beatles
* Shopping
* Friends
* Family
* Traveling
* Learn about different cultures

Don't:
* Smoking
* Drinking (don't like the taste of alcohol..)
* Drugs
* Meat (you can eat it, not me)
* Tattoos (got some myself, but not a big fan *weird*)

All of this not in particuliare order.

• fish
• books
• tattoos
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• boating
• shopping
• trivia
• traveling
• piano
• fishing
• surfing
• rock climbing
• languages
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Beatles where/are the best! If you don't like the Beatles, don't ask me to host you. You don't have to be a fan, but some sympathy would be nice :)
Besides the Beatles I like 50's, 60's and 70's music.

I read a lot on vacation, when I'm at home I hardly every touch a book, unfortunatly. I like reading books written by Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham, Jennifer Crusie, the standard Chicklits. But Harry Potter is one of my favorites as well.

On tv I watch al lot of comedies:
"Big Bang Theorie"
"How I met your mother"
Also documentaries, on Discovery are favorite as well.
"How it's made" awesome program!! :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*Climbing the great wall in China.
*John Lennon's piano where he composed "Imagine".
*Western Wall in Jerusalem.
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As you see, still got a lot of open spots need to be filled in...

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to learn different languages, and improve my English and German. Besides that i can learn you Dutch.

So now i've got a new hobby / addiction, collecting travel guides, so if you have one (or more), and don't need it after surfing here, your very welcome to leave it behind ;)
Besides that, I started my own "library", so any books can be trade for the books on the shelfs :) All languages are welcome.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands

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