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Overview

  • 11 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French, German
  • 45, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Research
  • Electronic Engineer
  • From Sint Truiden
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

See the other side of the world

ABOUT ME

I'm 28 year old guy, living on my own in one of the nicest parts of Belgium ;). I'm born researcher (they say so). I like to learn a lot of new things and I'm always interested to find out how something works :-).
It means also that Iâ

PHILOSOPHY

Making people happy, makes me happy.
Making people happy is the greatest satisfaction you can get

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My couch is available, just come over! I will try to advise you in visiting nice places in the area and if possible I will join you.

second, I want to make some contacts with people from Oz and Nz to get some feedback for my own trip :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not yet surfed myself, but want to do that certainly!!
and have been a host to some people

August 2007: CS meeting in Hasselt
First CS thing. Well my eyes opened. What a great idea and what nice people I met there. I was solded!

Sept 2007: ViaViaBorrel
Small gathering with some people at the Via Via cafe in Antwerp. I met also some nice people here which I certainly want to meet again.

Sept 2007: Scottish weekend in Bilzen
Well this was just super!!! In one day so many great people! Enjoyed from the first minute up to the last. Brian & Wendy are super cool hosts and there are no words to discribe there hospitality. If it is always like this ... :-) Afterwards, April surfed my couche
Nice photos taken by Inez & Guy, you can find in my photo page or on the flickr-page.

Okt 2007: Halloween party at Inez & Guy. Great party with a lot of CS-ers. Big fun :). Thx Inez & Guy

is this the couchsurfing experience?
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Interests

Sport, Adventure, Culture, Nature, Music, Traveling

  • culture
  • partying
  • traveling
  • music
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: there are to many to talk about. I love to watch movies in general. I don't have a real specific preference!

Music: I have bin a Techno-DJ sometime ago. But from time to time, with a friend of my, we turn the tables on wedding parties :)

Books: hmm I'm not the real reading guy. Only some magazines ok, newspaper ok, travelstories or travel books,... The ikea-catalog does that count?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Thing seen: Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, LA, SF it was all amazing!

The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai: Fantastic but also shocking. Close contact with pure nature and human brutallity. http://www.elephantnaturepark.org/office.htm

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a researcher by hart and like to share it with people who want to know (else I will shut up :) )

Sharing experiences is great! I learned a lot of it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, France, Hungary, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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