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For December/ January going to South Africa/ Zimbabwe, so at the moment not able to accept guests!
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CURRENT MISSION

Meet new people, learn more languages, and explore the world!

ABOUT ME

I am Dutch, male, 28 years old, grew up on a dairy farm. Working as doctor on the ER department in Amsterdam.
Yearly with a group of friends we go hiking in the mountains, total back-to-basic, sleep in tents, bring own water + food, no electricity, etc.
I like to travel, explore countries, cities, meet the randomest people, and be the random person other random people meet! In general I enjoy learning from other people, their background, culture, habits, languages, etc.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I currently live in Leiden, in the city centre, together with my boyfriend. It's a bit small, and sometimes we have friends over, so it depends if we can host. If you happen to stay in Leiden, I'm happy to grab a beer together!
Also, I would really much enjoy staying over at other people's places, especially during the summer. In my experience, staying with a 'native' citizen of a city enables one to experience that particular city in a much better way, rather than staying in a hotel / hostel: a host living in the city can show you beautiful, hidden places. CouchSurfing enables me to actually meet new people once in a while, and share life experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Several times I met great people through CS. In 2016 I stayed with Janco & Marco in Budapest, had a wonderful time with them, as me and some friends got to see the city through their eyes.

Intereses

With friends, I tend to have philosophical discussions, reflecting on the good and bad in life, modern day society, etc. I find it important to be critical when looking at oneself, one's role within society, and our common responsibility concerning the environment, for instance.
As said before, I enjoy meeting people originating from different cultures, with different views on the world, and one's role in society. On top of that, I very much enjoy learning different languages.
Also quite a sporty person, love to go jogging, or long (day) bike rides to the beach or so. Also love surfing and hiking.

• culture
• environment
• traveling
• socializing
• sports
• anthropology
• history
• languages
• medicine
• psychology
• science
• volunteering
• carpentry

Algo increíble que he hecho

During summer 2013, I spent 10 weeks in Rwanda / Congo (RDC). This was a very special experience: at times it was amazing, at times it was the worst, frightening. I met interesting people, learned a bit of Swahili and Kinyarwanda; yet I also experienced how people survive in warzones, dealing with fear day in, day out.
I traveled to Congo on my own, to do some volunteering at an educational institute, working with Congolese people in Goma, on the border with Rwanda. A few weeks of my time in Congo I spent doing an internship in a local hospital (as a medical student, it was interesting to experience the health-care system in a different country).
All in all, it was a wonderful experience; it has taught me a lot of things no university education could ever teach me.

Países que he visitado

Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Norway, Romania, Rwanda, Spain

Países en los que he vivido

Gabon, Netherlands