(Disclaimer: I'm getting many requests, especially in summer. I try to respond but am not very good at keeping up with messages so don't take it personal ✨)

Hi, I'm Felix! I live by myself in Anderlecht which is a bit out of the Brussels city center. Most tourists don't make it here even though we have fantastic attractions such as a minigolf and multiple supermarkets.

I'm someone who likes to socialize over a drink and have fun. Also interested in running, photography, writing, languages, concerts, playing pool, theatre, politics, art, history, movies. I have a special thing for Slavic languages and am learning Russian, so if you speak it, I'll be biased to let you stay. I also aim to learn Turkish but I can't have any kind of conversation in that language yet 🥴

I like to travel every once in a while (probably not super rare on this app). Although most of my references so far mention drinking beers, I'm not actually an alcoholic as this might suggest. I do enjoy a good beer and will gladly share some Belgian ones I like!

I'm a pretty unapologetically progressive person - I am open to discussions but I don't host people with racist, sexist, Zionist or far-right views.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Huge cliché, but CS allows you to explore new cultures and languages more authentically. It's a chance to get a more "genuine" travel experience than a backpackers hostel would be able to offer.

I am down not just for hosting but for hanging out too, especially in Brussels or Leuven (where I studied) since I'm less likely to get tragically lost in these places than elsewhere.

On the downside, I think the fact CS is not free anymore screwed over both the principle and the practical usability. CS in my opinion should be fully free and act as a middle finger to the airbnb/hotel industry's commodification of travel. But let's make the best of it 🙃

Interests

• cats
• arts
• writing
• photography
• concerts
• beer
• running
• politics
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• music
• backpacking
• camping
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• mountains
• travelling
• theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste fluctuates a lot. Some examples of artists that I like are The Mars Volta, Pink Floyd, Igorrr, Cesaria Evora, Sons of Kemet, Candlemass, also some black metal acts such as Ulver, Batyushka, Nargaroth, Thy Catafalque, and I like me some hip hop as well. I read both non-fiction (politics, history...) and novels (for example I've binge-read many books of Italo Calvino). For movies I'll just conveniently give my Letterboxd top 4 because I'm that type of person: Hausu, Sorry to Bother You, Twin Peaks the Return, Angel Heart.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was once bitten in my knee by a penguin.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Stories
-Show you around town
-Tell you about Belgium, Belgian politics or culture
-Food: I can try to cook one of the classic recipes by Flemish cooks/cult heroes such as Jeroen Meus and Piet Huysentruyt. If that fails, we can still get fastfood together
-Chilling or having a drink together
-Going for a run together
-Basic Dutch phrases (or insults if that's your field of interest)
-Deep insights and reflections about life

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guinea, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, South Africa