CURRENT MISSION

Keep on rocking in a free world!

ABOUT ME

Hi, my name is Mark.. A blond, spontaneous, easy going and for some people extremely tall guy from Amsterdam.. In Amsterdam I live with 2 roommates in a huge house.. At the moment I am a traveling. One year ago I decided to quit my job for a trip around the world.. The feeling of being unemployed, broke and homeless;) have been priceless..

PHILOSOPHY

The more you give the more you get in return....

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Show people my city, explain them about the rich dutch culture..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had two couchsurf experiences.. One in Melbourne and one in Vientiane (Laos). Especially the last experience was great. I would recommend couchsurfing to anyone!

Interests

I love to go out.. Have a drink with friends in the park, at a terras, in a bar.. Basically anywhere thus..
Sports.. I play football, running, roadcycling, cycling
Music.. I play a bit of guitar and love going to gigs every now and then..
Movies.. I like going to the movies, movie festivals
Love going out an meeting new people...
Diving
Since September I co-coach a soccerteam for handicapped person.

• culture
• festivals
• running
• coach
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• scuba diving
• sports
• soccer
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Trainspotting, American Beauty, Into the Wild, Seven, Zoolander, Anchorman, Office Space, Happy Gilmore, the big lebowski, no country for old men
Music.. Sufjan Stevens, Jamie Lidell, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Franz Ferdinand, Anthony and the Johnsons, Badly Drawn Boy, Alice in Chains, Moke, Bombay bicycle club, silversun pickups etc etc...
Books: Das Parfum, Het zijn net mensen (Dutch, joris Luyendijk),

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Chemuc Champey in Guatemala is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to.. it is difficult to explain.. check pics on the internet..
Karijini Park in Western Australia..
I climbed a 6000 meter mountain in Bolivia.. Adrenaline!
Lost City trail in Colombia
Hitchhiking in Honduras

Teach, Learn, Share

I can learn tourists how to ride a bike...
I can teach them how to bake typical dutch pancakes. They are the best!
I want to improve my Spanish fluency..

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands, Spain, United States