CURRENT MISSION

Take a leap into the great unknown

ABOUT ME

I work as a simple labourer in a storehouse. After that I like to unwind. I like salsa and I enjoy going out with my friends.

A curious thing about me: Whenever I am happy, just doing my own thing and totally enjoying the moment... I make a strange noise, pressing air between my teeth and cheeks, purring like a cat. Prrr, prrr, prrr!!!

PHILOSOPHY

Do what scares you the most.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I usually do the dishes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed in Vancouver and Whitehorse. It was an amazing opportunity to see the world through the eyes of somebody else. Thank you so much!

Interests

Learning new languages.
Meeting new people.
Hanging with old friends.

• cats
• blogging
• hunting
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a huge bookworm. I especially love short stories, as they are stories in their purest form. A couple of my favorites:

Jack London: John Barlycorn
Mowat Farly: The Snowwalker
Tonke Dragt: Brief aan de Koning
Tsjyngyz Ajtmatov: Dzjamilja
Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island
Herman van Veen: Alfred Jodocus Kwak (luisterboek)
Chip Rowe: Dear playboy advisor
Antoin de Saint-Exupéry: Le petit prince
Douglas Adams: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Robert Young Pelton: The world's most dangerous places

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am back from the Klondike, where I've been searching for gold. I had the amazing luck to experience helicopter rides, black bear encounters and seeing the most breathtaking landscapes I've ever seen.

Before that I was a gladiator. There is no greater thrill than the energy of one and a half thousand kids eager to see blood, YOUR blood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4EhFxzDSHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bw0Xp1VDHI

And I have been a caveman. Or actually not. Rather a dutch-middle-stone-age-hunter-gatherer!

I have a blog about my adventures in Canada:
http://www.travelpod.com/members/martijnvdwaal/

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basic flintknapping, and how to make fire with friction.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Netherlands

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