About me: Keen to see some more of the world and meet other people and get to experience different cultures. I am self employed in IT with a broad interest. I have been told to be a pretty good chef, so if you will allow me, I will put that to the test. Some of my hobbies are kite surfing and SUP boarding. If you enjoy that and the weather permits it, feel free to use my gear.

About my place: It is 40 sq m apartment in the old city of Weesp and live there by myself. There is a comfy double sleeper couch and a very nice warm & relaxing shower. I have a locked storage room downstairs to safely park a bike. Weesp is situated along the historic and beautiful "Vecht" river. Some nice terraces and bars are around the corner. Coincidentally it only just over 10 km from Amsterdam and there is even a train station to take you to Amsterdam in 10 minutes. The roof terrace is great for drinks and barbecue. The dutch weather usually less so :(

About you: You are one or two persons. You can speak English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Turkish (I know the basics of the three latter). If you got this far I can only assume you can speak English, so why am I typing this? No smoking indoors. Well that's about it, looking forward to getting acquainted.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

See the world and maybe show you something of it.

Music, Movies, and Books

Not really knowledgable about music, but that does not stop me from visiting a couple of festivals every year.

Some recent reads that were interesting:
The State of Africa, Martin Meredith - Teaches you a lot about human nature.
Foucault's Pendulum, Umberto Eco - Teaches you the same actually :)
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Fun read

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in Istanbul for a year. That will likely not amaze you, but I had an amazing time just the same.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning Portuguese now and willing to invest some time into getting fluent in the language.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of info about my area and Amsterdam. Feel free to use the SUP board and kite gear if you can handle it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Laos, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey