CURRENT MISSION

Doing research for my thesis and becoming a sports teacher.

ABOUT ME

I often hear people say I have a strong and kind appearance. I am working on my inner strength by exploring my potential which sound very vague and hippie-like, something I am definitely not. I came to a point where I didn't know who I was or what to do with my life, hence the exploring, I found out that I wanted to pursue my passion for sports and coaching people. So now, next to my graduation research, I am training to become a personal fitness trainer and who knows what other sports I will teach in the future. My dream now is to become a good teacher in pole sports (kind of like pole dancing but without the sensual part). I spend a lot of time practicing pole fitness and also started kickboxing which I both enjoy a lot. My dream would be to travel the world and when I find a nice place, stay and work there for a while. I am especially drawn to Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina and Colombia.

PHILOSOPHY

Almost everything is possible, not everything is easy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Prague, where I went with my boyfriend. We felt at home and think Couchsurfing is a great way to meet people and it can give you the best travel experience!

Interests

I spend a lot of time doing pole fitness as I am training to enter the national championships next year. Traveling is something I absolutely love and want to do when I get another chance.
I am interested in how the brain works and how plastic and therefore trainable it is. This made me choose to study (neuro)biology and lately I directed this interest towards how the brain and body can be trained. Interactions between the outside (environment) and inside (brain or other organism such as a plant) fascinate me and I guess this brought me to the field of sustainable development.
O yes and sometimes I surprise myself with an interest, such as painting the walls in the living room which turned out quite nice (one of my pictures).

• fitness
• zumba
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• skiing
• gymnastics
• biology
• sustainable development
• pole dance
• pole fitness
• carbon cyle
• (neuro) biology
• plant physiology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling in Peru and Bolivia. I went on my own but was never alone, something I can definitely recommend :)
Win a medal at the dutch championships of Pole Fitness after putting a lot of effort into training.
Going to my first hardstyle festival, last summer. Why didn't I discover this sooner :P

What I Can Share with Hosts

Currently, I live in a student house where we share facilities with 15 people. We all have our own bedroom (12 m*m). Currently, my options for hosting are not ideal but I do have a bed-couch. (Until the end of October 2016 my house owner is re-doing all the facilities and it is almost impossible to live here, let alone be a guest so I recommend not sending requests for this period of time.) My housemates are all very nice and we usually spend a lot of time together. They are also open for guests.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Hungary, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom