I worked in constructions for 9 years until the end of 2014.
From 2015 to 2020 I spend most of my time traveling in South-East Asia, spending the summers with friends in Belgium or traveling through Portugal with Rita who I met in Thailand in 2017.
In the summer of 2020 we travelled with our van from Belgium to Portugal and that's where we now live with our 2 dogs and 2 cats.
We live Cepos, a village in the mountains in central Portugal, but we prefer to spend (most of) our time at our field in the valley of the Ceira river.
For the next 10-20 years we will slowly transform this rough piece of mountain into a abundant Permaculture site.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a great way to meet new people and always the best way to be introduced to a new place/ country/ culture.
Saving some money on accommodation is also nice, but I'm more than happy to spend that money on making some food or doing something else in return.

For the moment I will not really use couch surfing to find hosts, but I would like to share a simple way of living where you can spend a quiet time away from (Western) life.

Interests

Pranayama and breath-work
Nature: Mountains and Beach.
(Growing) Food, Cooking and eating
Permaculture (lifestyle): It's way more than just growing food and planting trees
Board games
Skipping stones
Riding downhill

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jazz, Reggea, a life performance of a rock (cover) band, some relaxing handpan or digeridoo

Books: Becoming Supernatural, Kyballion, The psychology of totalitarianism, Permaculture: A designers manual, The biology of belief, Many lives many masters, When the body says no, The psychology of self esteem, the honest truth about dishonesty, The genie within, Outliers the story of succes

Movies: I like a good crime movie or an action movie with Jason Statham, but I prefer when the movie is based on a true story: 127 hours, Catch me if you can, The social network, American gangster, hachi, Public enemies, The imitation game, American made,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Spearfishing, sea-bottom Curaçao
- Outdour rock climbing, Cantabaco, Philippines
- 3 month motorcycle trip from South to North in Vietnam
- Selling, giving away my stuff/ throwing all crap away and leaving Belgium
- 10 day Vipassana meditation course on Java, Indonesia
- Trekking for 25 days around the Annapurna, Nepal
- 6 week hiking/ camping on La Palma, Canary Islands
- 3 month mortorcycle trip through India

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH
Pranayama and Breath- work techniques
Permaculture principles
How to fix/ fabricate Whatever you need with whatever you have
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LEARN
New useful skills that can make life a little nicer, easier or more fun.
New languages: I think it's a must to always learn some basic language of the new countries I visit
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SHARE
Some fun/ interesting stories

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good story

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Portugal