CURRENT MISSION

Visit Japan.

ABOUT ME

Hi! I am a 41-year old program manager at an NGO. I was born and raised in Belgium, but I've been living and working abroad for the better part of my adult life. Just recently returned to Belgium after having worked in Haiti for 7 years.

PHILOSOPHY

"Perhaps love is essential because it's unnecessary." (Julian Barnes)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted quite a few travelers and have attended gatherings of the local couch surfing communities in the Philippines, Vietnam, Belgium and Haïti.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It has been a great experience meeting fellow couchsurfers and hosting travellers...

Interests

Language and literature, music and movies, culture and the oddities of humankind all over the world....

• culture
• literature
• human rights
• movies
• music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently, I'm spending most of my free time learning to master the electric guitar.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving with sharks in Apo Reef, swimming with whale sharks in Donsol, climbing Mount Apo, visiting Varanasi, exploring the water villages in Brunei, ...

Teach, Learn, Share

I never quite know what I seek to learn or whom I want to learn it from, until someone challenges me in a way I could not have expected...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Haiti, Philippines, South Africa

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