My name is Marlies and I grew up in the Netherlands in a lovely family with 3 siblings. Lots of fighting when we were younger, but that's what you've got siblings for. I've got a bachelor degree in midwifery and in nursing. I worked a little while as a midwife, but figured out that nursing is more my niche.

I'm kind of a well functioning introvert. I need time alone, like to observe and think. But I also love meeting new people, places, cultures and what not. I don't think I am the most difficult person, actually very easy going.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to get to know other cultures and the best way to do that, I believe, is to submerge yourself in the culture. I dont believe that staying in your own comfortzone will allow you to grow and to experience life at it fullest.

Interests

• culture
• dancing
• fitness
• yoga
• working out
• reading
• volunteer work
• drawing
• nursing
• nature
• spirituality
• learning new things
• healthy food
• natural medicine
• mountain hiking
• elephants

Music, Movies, and Books

* I like all kinds of movies. From drama to action. Love the Marvel movies. Ony genres I don't like are thrillers and WWII movies (Don't know why)
* Name of the wind, Patrick Rothrufus
* Lots of different books actually. Change of genre normally is nice, from informatic, scientific to really bad chicklits.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping at a natural hotspring in Tanzania with friends under the starry sky and waking up in paradise.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not too sure of this one.

What I Can Share with Hosts

* I can cook
* I know a bit about health and the body
* Still figuring out what else I can share. Maybe something that I find a normal skill of personality trait is not so normal for someone else.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands, Tanzania