both at home and abroad I am quite basic,
so I am flexible and need only very few things...
I travel, study, analyse data and do research

my traveling aims at diversity, an attempt to be amazed once in awhile
my worldmap @ https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=16YZX2j_CB70IVY5S14UMMe_bUYWGBo4V&ll=9.284561529193741%2C0&z=2

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS for me was a way to travel budget in more expensive places, and it still is, but I have learned to appreciate it as a means to be a different type of tourist, it provides a different sense of things by spending time with locals and expats. Some of my experiences with CS ended up being highlights of the trips that I was doing.

Interests

the world, psychology, science, ..., politics, ... I love my job as a statistical consultant at the university

in my travels I want to feel life, so my highlights include serving drinks at a Zambian party, sitting on top of a cow transport truck from dusk till dawn through the desert, ... being invited into peoples homes, and the surfing :)

• culture
• politics
• traveling
• psychology
• science
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies::
something different (eg., Lost Highway)
world cinema (eg., Kandahar)
Books::
mostly work related
pop science (eg., The Selfish Gene)
Music::
minimal (eg., Plastikman), and other techno stuff
traditional and (neo-)classical music,
nostalgic on crossover metal, hard -and grind core

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

culture shocks, amazing... when it just does not make sense !!

Teach, Learn, Share

there is nothing like personal experience, so... get out there... if you can

What I Can Share with Hosts

to some extent, what the host wants... as long as it is on a budget
but in general, lets say I like a good conversation, and if I can help out... why not, time permitting

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium