2024 summer: NORWAY! 5 weeks.

In 2022 traveled for almost half a year to mostly Norway, also Sweden and France with my then 8 year old. child. During May holiday 2023 traveling 1,5 weeks with the car, also to Norway, also sleeping in the car, which I made into a bed. Loving the adventures.

OTHER TRAVEL ADVENTURES:

In 2012 I started traveling and was for a while officially homeless by choice. I left everything behind, had no bank account or insurance. Only needed one backpack as possession and did not need a home to feel at home.

First seven months hitchhiked through Europe, worked at several places, different jobs. Then went 3 months to Brazil, then to my parents in The Netherlands to give birth to my beautiful daughter.
When she was 5,5 months old I went with her back to South-America and traveled 16 months with her.
Since 2015 back in The Netherlands, but once you live so different, it stays weird and not always easy the cliché way of living.

Still made short trips, mini roadtrips, camping in the Netherlands and also Belgium with my girl. In a cottage in Sauerland, etc.

I have lived 1,5 years in Brazil and some months in New Zealand as a kid.

ABOUT ME:

They used to call me a modern hippie and world citizen. Lately mostly 'mother' and poet. I was the city poet of Ommen. I am a poet, artist, coach.

We live vegan, like animals, museums, dino's, archeology, storms and such. We like small adventures, the unexpected fun. My daughters loves programming and gaming at the moment.
Suddenly following a hot air balloon with our car and wait till it lands or following with a bit distance thunder and lightning, have been some of our small adventures

I used to be a dansaholic. Non smoker and never used drugs/alcohol.
Like laughing and having deep conversations, doing things I never did before, hate lies, love openness, love freedom, would love more sleep ;), adventurer, ex-hitchhiker, traveler...

- Borders are made out of hate.
- Against any form of discrimination. Am also anti speciesist, therefore vegan.
- "Be the change you want to see", - Mahatma Gandhi.
- 'Practice what you 'preach'.'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I hosted great surfers, also at my apartment in Peru, and June 2012 I surfed a lot for a while. Seriously, made the best friends ever through CS! The experience is great!
CS is (was) a great way to meet more open minded people, to share travel stories and to talk about other wordly things and if in the process of that all new friendships are made it is even more great.

(after years and years of experience, so please do not feel hurt if I ask/say):
- NOT A DATING SITE!
- I DO NOT ADD PEOPLE AS FRIENDS I HAVEN'T MET! (you can be wonderful, but am not here to score friends or references)
PLEASE NOTE!:I do not meet with men that have a list of friends and references only from women (or explain... you're gay, hate men... :)) or have 'share bed'.

Interests

• arts
• poetry
• performing arts
• chocolate
• vegan
• walking
• traveling
• drawing
• hitchhiking
• budget travel
• freedom
• conversation
• veganism
• norway
• sharing stories
• empathy
• #driving
• #snow
• #travelingwithkids

Music, Movies, and Books

I loved travel/adventure story books, sometimes about nature, science, journalism and poetry. I do not like fictive stories. Now reading a book about weather and recognizing it through nature and animals,, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have done 'strange' performances and interactions, have seen more of the world, was homeless, hitchhiked, worked at different places, cities in this world.
Traveled with my baby-girl for 16 months. I surfed at more than 50 places.

Teach, Learn, Share

About art, poetry, photography, English, low-budget traveling, working while traveling, traveling as a parent, dare-coaching...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Giving (travel) tips, showing the surroundings, sharing stories, making contact with other people/CSers...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Netherlands, New Zealand

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