CURRENT MISSION

I'm living since march 2024 in a castle in Aarschot, Belgium. More than enough room to host a lot of people.
100m from the train station of Aarschot so also easy to go wherever you want.
https://www.instagram.com/mr_larstheviking or facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mr.larstheviking
Be myself, be with other people with other/same visions. Be in the world, not from the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm Lars, I am who I am, I really don't want to do what people or society tells me to do.
I live next to a student city in Belgium, named Leuven where I work as a handyman in a high school part time.

Next to that, I'm a professional photographer videographer.
I'm a member of an audiovisual artist collective, named "Up High Collective", where I also am a photographer, cameraman and VJ for live visuals.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o2N9f3IQg )
Personal websites: http://www.VUORI.be and https://www.larstheviking.com

But above these things I prefer to live OUTDOORS, to enjoy the nature! I love it to go to places where I am alone or just with friends and to sleep/eat/drink/swim/live outside.
I also love to hitchhike long distances.
I don't need a lot to be happy, because the best I already have: my faith in God ;) (but hey, I'm not an alien because of that)
And I'm sure He'll always give me what I really need and He'll always give me strength to go on!

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a very good listener, so I learn from other people and God. All of these things give me a strong opinion about life. I love my life a lot because I'm created as a unique, wonderful person by God... He is my father and I'll always try to listen to Him!

If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him. -CT Studd-

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I travel a lot and I love the concept!
I will always try to host you, even when I work in shifts and have very little time! I make time just for you!

Interests

Film (making films and I want to make documentaries)
Photography
ADVENTURE!
Faith!

Music, Movies, and Books

Into The Wild (best movie since years!) ;
Diarios de Motocycletta (aka Motorcycle Diaries) ;
IP5 ;
Fight Club;
Saving Private Ryan & Band of Brothers ;
De Poolreizigers (Flemish reality adventure thing) ;
Fury ;
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ;
Hector and the Search for Happiness ;
Narnia, LOTR (of course!) ;

Short Films!

All kind of music! From Rock to Rap, from Metalcore to Jazz, from Funk to Soul, ... Mostly Christian music

Best book there is: Wild At Heart from John Eldredge

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- The Pont Du Gard is one of the most powerful structures I've seen.
- Traveling with an old motorbike from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi to Laos to Thailand to Cambodia (more than 10.000km's in 5 months with my ex-girlfriend in the back and too much luggage!)
- Having no choice two times to stay at a local family in Vietnam and Laos because of problems with the motorbike
- Hitchhiking from Greece to Belgium on my own
- Hitchhiking from Oslo to Bergen (Norway) in -27°C and sleeping in a tent one night!

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH:
Photography
Film making
Editing
Photoshop
but also
My personal Christian life
Things about our lovely tiny country Belgium
Cooking LARS-Style
Beer knowledge!
Woodcrafting

What I Can Share with Hosts

Beds, food, Belgian Beer, snacks, movies, motorcycle rides, listening, talking, being lazy and/or very active, photography, cooking, ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium