I'm not the type of person you meet at the disco or festival. I try to keep it calm and relax; have a coffee in the lounge, listen to jazz music and musical prose, talk about arts, poëets, writers, movies, and even stuff you like. i have a rather introvert personality but when i meet the right person i'm not shy at all. i just cant handle people who dominate their surroundings talking about themselves all night long. I was always passionate for music, mainly i played the guitar and pianos for most of my days but there's one more passion i share. I like woodworking because it gives me something to do besides writing and playing music and because there's no greater feeling than sitting on a chair created by your own hand and ofcourse at one point, this gave me the idea to make my own instruments too so, that's what i do. Building Flamenco guitars and sitting on home-made chairs, drinking coffee

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm trying to find a place to stay for several days in Lisbon because i want to get to know more about the Fado culture. I want to build two Fado guitars soon and because in Belgium there's verry little resources on this subject, i'll return to Lisbon where i coincidentially got submerged in the Fado culture several years ago. My second reason why i choose couchsurfing is because, when trying to get submerged in a culture, a hotel or hostel is the worst place to get connected with the locals. Allso because meeting people who are familiar with the city has lots of benefits.

Interests

• culture
• guitars
• networking
• luthier
• lisbon
• fado
• guitarmaking

Music, Movies, and Books

On this stay i am really trying to link in on the Fado culture, talk to Fado musicians, guitar makers, musea etc. I like the coimbra and lisboa Fado music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once went to Morocco totally unprepaired when i whas 18 years old.
No hotels, no transport, no money, no acquaintances.. two plane tickets and a passport.
I whas just 'wingin it', discovering another country which whas one of the greatest traveling experiences i ever had

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning what ever the Fado culture has to offer
Sharing a nice experience, interesting meetings that we might remember for a while

What I Can Share with Hosts

Ofcourse, Because i'm a Belgian, i'm obligated to bring loads of top quality Belgian chocolates. Besides people who can offer me a short stay in their residence will get updates on my work. When my work is finished i will return to Lisbon and (if host is interessed) meet up with them to show my work and have a nice Belgian beer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, England, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium