CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying the moment, find more balance, and come 'home' here in the Netherlands after many travels

ABOUT ME

*Idealistic
*Friendly
*An energetic, busy bee
*Can be a bit reclusive, welcomes travellers who can fend for themselves and on principle also entertain themselves

PHILOSOPHY

All beings are born free and equal, in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood
(Article 1 Declaration of Human Rights)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We often had CouchSurfer guests in my previous house so in that sense I'm quite familiar with it.

Interests

yoga, running, making & mending clothes, knitting & crocheting, vegetable growing, vegan & vegetarian cooking, reading & writing, volunteering, studying French ....

• birds
• writing
• human rights
• cooking
• baking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• clothing
• reading
• knitting
• cycling
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

William Easterly 'The White Man's Burden'
John reader 'Africa, a Biography of the Continent'
David Werner'Where there is no doctor'
Alicia Bay Laurel 'Living on the Earth'
Books on edible plants and gardening

Bach Cello Suites
Music from the films 'Himalaya', 'The Piano', and 'Microcosmos'

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*Seeing the incredible mountain ranges of Badakshan (Afghanistan) in January 2012.

*Staying with indigenous communities in Mexico and Colombia (2008-2011)

*Cycling from my university town Wageningen to the train station at dusk, hearing all the birds, enjoying the peace and quiet, smelling meadows and forest, and having the promise of more forest and the promise of a big world behind that hill!

Teach, Learn, Share

Can share vegan cooking/baking skills, nature walks, yoga, herbal remedies, edible wild plants in the Netherlands.

Would like to learn French and keep up my Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Hungary, India, Mexico, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Netherlands