I'm a 39-year-old teacher of Dutch and English, on a gap year. I also use Workaway to travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm currently on a gap year and traveling the world, using Workaway. Sometimes, in between flights, I need to find a place to sleep for a night or two. I can't be hosting currently, since I don't have a home for about a year :)

Interests

I like traveling to nordic countries, oceans, reading, the colour blue, getting to know other people, hiking, boats, community theatre, badminton, flying kites, rain & snow, dogs, trees, waterfalls, icecream, bread, apples and a lot more.

• reading
• hiking
• backpacking
• badminton
• nature
• theatre
• snow
• cities
• museums
• bushwalking
• oceans
• world war i
• coastal walks
• beach walks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: from Abba to Basement Jaxx, Beirut to Nils Frahm, Frank Sinatra to Chemical Brothers
Movies: Stand By Me (1986) forever! But I like the Bourne trilogy, heist films, Jason Statham films and more clever work :)
Books: everything by Toby Litt & Ian McEwan, classics and travel diaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to Greenland to work on a reindeer farm. Took two three flights including a helicopter, had a two-hour boat ride between icebergs and then walked for an hour across an ice shelf carrying all our equipment.

Teach, Learn, Share

Definitely. I love to get to know other people, culture and countries. Very flexible, willing to try and adapt to a lot of different situations.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I speak many languages, can cook some good Belgian food, put on sketches, tell bad jokes, read out loud and do some awesome jobs cleaning places.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom