Hi there,
I'm a musician,born and grown up in Amsterdam. I'm married to a lovely woman ,whose hobby is cooking and we've got 3 beautiful musical daughters.One is playing saxophone in my band,one is a talented singer/songwriter
and the youngest sings about the stars in heaven.I sing in my nativ language about the life seen through the eyes of a sailor. I do also a lot of cultural projects in cooperation with the municipality of Amsterdam and museums like the Hermitage.
I combine historical events from Amsterdam with neighbour participation wich are ending up as a music/theater, performed in the city. My band 4Tuoze Matroze toured all over the world and I strongly advice you to visit one of my concerts, to get some Dutch cultural flavor..Iast february I bought a so called motor cruiser and we are making since then tours on the water with singer/songwriters,story tellers and musicians

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I want to meet couchsurfers that are interested in the culture of Amsterdam. As a native inhabitant there is so much to tell beyond the existing flat information about living in Amsterdam and joining up with locals.

Interests

My interests are music,local history and boating

• culture
• singing
• theater
• concerts
• cooking
• boating
• music
• history
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Mainly quality music from Jaque Brel to Otis Reading..from Nirvana to Stromae

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took the hat of former Sovjet president Leonid Brezhnev in Budapest in 1979
I could approach him on one meter,filmed him ..it was on our national television..google "Cees Koldijk in de wereld draait door"
I did many crazy things that hit the national and international press

Teach, Learn, Share

music,lanquage ,history and interesting stories

What I Can Share with Hosts

Trips on our boat, spending the night on our island with music and campfire ( 25 minutes by car from Amsterdam}

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Israel