CURRENT MISSION

Making the world a better place, byte by byte and bite by bite.

ABOUT ME

I think of myself as a techno-hippie.

I like doing stuff with computers and I'm quite okay at it. Not all computers though :-)

On the other hand I'm quite the hippie, I've been a vegan since January 2013 and a vegetarian for many years before that. I also try to live with a small footprint, not buy stuff I don't need etc etc.

I've been doing acrobatics and acroyoga since 2013 now which I quite like, handstands yay!

I've been living in Amsterdam since 2000. I like electronic music, scifi books and movies, vegan food, poi, juggling and hanging out with interesting people.

PHILOSOPHY

I am agnostic, so I'm basically not sure of anything.

I believe people are inherently good. I believe the life of an animal is worth just as much as a human life. If the animal attacks me I will defend myself (damn you mosquitoes!) but cows in general don't attack me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd like to surf and host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed exactly one night in Krakow Poland, but I really needed that one night though :D

Interests

Biology, technology, sociology, drugs, music, dancing, politics, history, art.

I'll tell some more about my work in this box, because I can! I work at Minddistrict (minddistrict.com) where we make a web application for online psychological treatment. One of the reasons I chose this job was because I like to make the world a better place. Another reason was because the tech we use is cool.

I have another job as a volunteer for Unity (unity.nl) where I go to parties to give people information about drugs, any kind of drugs. We don't tell people to no do drugs (not that that works but..) we *do* give people information about how to use drugs in a sane and safe way. As an example: if you want to do MDMA (XTC): get your pills tested. I like working for Unity because I think using drugs responsibly can be an enrichment of your life.

• animals
• arts
• books
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• vegetarian
• vegan
• partying
• politics
• technology
• movies
• juggling
• music
• electronic music
• boxing
• biology
• history
• sociology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I really liked Inception actually. Sunshine (Danny Boyle), Moon, bad 80s movies.

Music: I have these phases: deephouse, psytrance, ambient, techno, tekno. But 99% of what I listen to is electronic. Also Kaytranada (!).

Sci-fi books, but I mostly read articles online.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen the weirdness of it all.

Boom Festival (2014) in Portugal was cool. As was Fusion festival in Germany (2014).

Teach, Learn, Share

Python, Javascript, I am pretty good at finding stuff online.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands