26-year-old student living in Amsterdam. I study Fine Art and Education, love to travel solo and explore new cultures. I feel happiest meeting new people from all over the world, connecting by drinking a few beers and playing cards. I'm interested in what drives people and how others perceive the world.

During my travels, I experienced many differences between people, in ideology, culture etc. But also found how we all desire to feel connected to each other and how this mutual desire binds us. Each time I travel this duality gets confirmed to me again and this is probably what I love most about travelling. It challenges my own frameworks and ideas in how I perceive the world around me, while also reassuring me in how we're all also so similar in our search.

(www.toscahellemans.com)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

During my most recent trip to Australia, I made a new friend who became very dear to me. He is very active as a Couchsurfing host, which led me to meet some of the couch surfers he hosted. Seeing and hearing about his experiences with this made me interested to become a host myself.

I think it's a beautiful concept to be open to each other and strive for a mutual contribution to each other's lives. I would love to open my house to other travellers and be surprised by the energy they will bring into my life. I think connecting like this is an enrichment to life in general in many ways. Besides this, I'm in love with the city I live in and would love to share my favourite places here with openminded travellers who want to really get to know this city.

Interests

• books
• contemporary art
• music festivals
• traveling
• philosophy
• art
• spirituality
• dance
• biking
• pizza
• art museums
• drinking wine

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands