CURRENT MISSION

Learn Mandarin!

ABOUT ME

I am Marnix, 25 y/o from the Netherlands.

I try to travel as much as possible. I like the world because of its differences in culture, people and lifestyles. I think the key to a great knowledge about other peopleâ

PHILOSOPHY

I am very aware of the very fortunate position that Ive found myself in. I can honestly say that I am very happy with my life and I consider it as a great gift.

"The world is as a book, those who do not travel read only one page.* => My opinion exactly!

*St. Augustine

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In KL I hosted some people but unfortunately not so many. I hosted many people in Beijing with some awesome experiences.

I recently moved back to the Netherlands and I hope to be able to host some people here too!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In eastern Europe I became familiar with CS, and I had some good experiences with the project over there. In the US and Central America, my experiences were fantastic.

The free accomodation is basically a nice addition, the best is to meet the people that actually live there. A lot better than a hostel where you end up meeting the same kind of people everywhere you go.

Interests

Of course traveling, marketing, cooking, films, music, sports, geography, history, politics, business and IT.

• culture
• books
• cooking
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• bungee jumping
• sports
• business
• geography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
- Apocalypse Now
- Shawshank Redemption
- Cidade de Deus
- Bourne Trilogy

Music
- Jazz
- Deep House
- R&B

Books:
- Everything about Sales
- The Ultimate Bar book
- When China Rules the world

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Angkor Wat is beautiful, I went bungee jumping twice (once in New Zealand and once in Bulgaria). Driving a motorbike through Vietnam.
The history of Cambodia made a huge impression on me (The Khmer Rouge era)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Malaysia, Netherlands