CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy living in Australia as much as I can!

ABOUT ME

I'm an eternal student, and when I'm not studying, I'm traveling. Even better, as an anthropologist I can combine the two :) I am from the Netherlands but feel just as much at home in Australia. I have been living Australia for over 2 years now to do a PhD and am absolutely loving it here!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've found that couchsurfing is a good way to meet like-minded people and make new friends when you've moved somewhere new. At the moment I'm not able to host, but I would really like to meet up with people. So if you're traveling to Katherine and fancy having a coffee/beer/chat/yoga class/camping trip together, let me know!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted a few times in the Netherlands and Australia, which I really enjoyed. I've been surfing once myself, in Belgium. I've also met traveling and local couchsurfers and made some great friends this way.

Interests

Yoga, hiking & camping, music festivals, cooking (vegetarian), reading, being outside, scuba diving, going to the beach, sunshine, and much more.

• culture
• music festivals
• festivals
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• anthropology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: too many, but a few authors I like are Jodi Picoult, Isabel Allende, Lionel Shriver, and I can also recommend "the art of asking" by Amanda Palmer.
Bands: The Dresden Dolls / Amanda Palmer, System of a Down, Linkin Park, Shinedown, Biffy Clyro, Billy Talent, Rammstein, and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungee jumping in New-Zealand. Since then, every time I have to do something that scares me, I just think "It can't be more scary than that". And really, in all the places that I've traveled/lived I've had amazing experiences so I wouldn't know where to start... Just ask me this in person when we meet and you have some time on your hands!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some yoga, tell you all about Aboriginal culture, share my experiences of moving to another country, and enjoy cooking together. Especially now that I'm not traveling much I love meeting people from other countries and hearing their stories, it's the next best thing after actually traveling there :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Romania, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Kenya, Netherlands