I'm a culturally curious, married, typical thin/tall/blonde dutch guy, living in Arnhem. My philosophy is that everybody in his own (more or less retarded way) tries to make sense of this life. Sharing attempts to do so and learning from others can only enrich your choices and experieces in life.
I therefore like hearing and reading about different ways people live their lives and especially the history, myths and legends that inform them.

My main activaties at the moment are earning some money, working on my masterthesis on the meaning of irony in the philosophies of early German romanticism and in my free time discovering classics and contemporary productions of arthouse cinema.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Although my experiences with Couchsurfing are still limited, I do feel that meeting new people only improves your travels.

Interests

Preparing and sharing good food.
Experiencing music, films and novels.
Discovering new places, people and views.
Talking politics, religion and philosophy over some fine drinks.

• literature
• architecture
• art history
• philosophy
• intentional communities
• veganism
• religions
• socialism
• vegetarian cooking
• hanging out with friends
• european politics
• art cinema
• early german romanticism

Music, Movies, and Books

Creative pop (Arcade fire, Talking Heads, David Bowie)
MPB/tropicalia (Ceatano Veloso, Jorge Ben, Chico Buarque)
Romantic dramatic classical stuff (Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, Dvorak, Villa-Lobos)
(Check my: last.fm/fighan)

Abstract allegorical movies (Kaufman's 'Synedoche New York', Fellini's La Dolce Vita, Andrei Tarkovsky's films, Malick's The Thin Red Line and the Tree of Life)
Further more Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Abbas Kiarostami.
(Check my: letterboxd.com/Revoltijo)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekking in the Himalaya's
Watching Bela Tarr's Sátántangó at EYE Amsterdam

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands