After having lived in several other places (eg Amsterdam) I’m back in my hometown now and loving it. I fled Amsterdam because it’s become too crowded and touristy, even though I still love the city. Utrecht is more authentic and it’s so pretty.
I have my own practice as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in the woods outside town. But I sometimes practice from home as well.
I have traveled the world and still like to travel, but nowadays I also have a place in the South of France where I like to spend time (and could welcome couchsurfers there too).
I love going to concerts, going on nature walks or walks around town, swimming, yoga and crochet. I have a lovely fireplace where I love to spend my winter evenings with friends or alone.
I’m a single mom with a 22-year-old son (studying and living in Amsterdam).
I have always lived my life the way I wanted, in my own way instead of just following the herds. I’m an out of the box thinker with a big sense of humor, an even bigger curiosity and an inquisitive philosophical mind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to welcome people to my home.

Interests

• arts
• concerts
• yoga
• movies
• traveling
• crochet
• hiking
• swimming
• salsa
• soul music
• jazz music
• dancing salsa
• dancing,

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music from all over the world, it can be soul, jazz, african, r&b, hiphop, french, anything. The last concert I went to was Khruangbin.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacking through Asia for 5 months with my then 9 year old kid.

Switching careers and starting from scratch when I was 41.
Around my 40th birthday, in 6 weeks time, both my parents and a good friend died of cancer. I decided then to live my life bearing in mind that I could be next, started working on my bucketlist which included the above backpacking trip and learning a whole new profession. It was scary and for years I felt like a failure - just studying and not knowing whether I would succeed, not making a living. At parties when people askied me: “what do you do for a living?” All I could say was: “study” and watch people loose interest instantly. Being single, no job, an adolescent struggling child, I had nothing that proved that I was doing anything right.
But I just kept going, following my inner voice and it all turned out great. My son has completed his transition and is happy and studying in Amsterdam. I’m succesful as a therapist with a waiting list and am now even teaching other therapists and I love my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Just come and sit with me by the fire or on my sunny terrace and we’ll talk about life and travels.

What I Can Share with Hosts

So much life experience, a sunny and convivial personality, sense of humor and always full of stories and ideas.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Martinique, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands