CURRENT MISSION

World peace!

ABOUT ME

I am a Belgian, living in Australia since 1997. Living in Sydney most of the year.

I run a site called Getalife.com.au, because keeps me away from (as opposed to glued to) my PC. Via this website - and the great people I meet - I can participate in all kinds of activities that I didn't even know existed, or that had been inaccessible to me for all kinds of reasons.

I like Getalife because this social network is informal, personal, non-judgmental, tolerant, empowering, open minded and all inclusive.
And because all activities here are organised by people just like me, who invite me because they enjoy my company (i hope), and not because i am on a bulk email list of some commercial operator.

So it looks like Couchsurfing has a lot in common with Getalife.

Other than that I like breakfast, strong beer, cheap wine, dark chocolate, chess, beach volley ball, traveling, dinner parties, games nights, weekend getaways, Russian parties, sea kayaking, cycling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a happy host and guest.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Though I have had a Couchsurfing profile for some years, it is only since July 2009 that I became an activate participant.

In fact, I am updating my profile from the home of a CS host in Aachen, where I am staying for 4 mights. It is incredibible and humbling experience. Am looking forward to returning the favour to the CS community.

Still have to digest the experience before I can start to accurately describe how great this is.

Interests

I like strong beer, cheap wine, dark chocolate, chess, beach volley ball, traveling, dinner parties, games nights, weekend getaways, Russian parties, sea kayaking, cycling, bush walking.

I am interested in politics and science.

• breakfast
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• wine tasting
• running
• walking
• partying
• politics
• chess
• traveling
• cycling
• fishing
• kayaking
• snorkeling
• sailing
• soccer
• golf
• bowling
• nursing
• science
• tours
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Rai, Russian & Eastern European music (Goran Bregovic, Vyssotski, Leningrad), Fado, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Via Getalife, I have been on helicopter flights, sailing weekends, bush trecks, treasury hunts, gallery tours, private wine tasting nights, dinner dates, snorkeling weekends, the top of Mount Kosciusko, Shark Island, mussel parties, High Tea's, wine tasting tours, deep ocean fishing trips and canoing weekends. I have played kubb, aqua-golf, supa golf, mini golf, roller blading, soccer, basket ball, ten pin bowling, ultimate frisbee. I have been close and personal with grey nurse sharks, orka's and stingrays (the one that got Steve!), ...