CURRENT MISSION

Learn from other people, cultures and teaching English

ABOUT ME

Hello, My name is Willem and I am 49 years old.
Since 1994 I am travelling all over the world. Sometimes for short periods and sometimes longer.If I don`t travel I work at a primary or secundary school as a teacher. My hobbies are football, tennis, hiking, motorcycling and of course travelling

PHILOSOPHY

I like to meet other people and talk about how they live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a member of CS since a month so I have no experience with this project at all. But because I like to learn from other cultures I think CS is the best way to do it because you`ll meet people who can tell you more about their countries

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Like I said already, no experience. I am a member since a month

Interests

Culture, language, daily life,

• culture
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• soccer
• tennis
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Ghandi, One flew over the Cuckoo's nest, Pulp Fiction
Music: heavy metal,rock,blues.
Books: true stories

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled a lot. Half a year through Africa was a big adventure. Because there was no transport in some areas, so how you get from a to b?!
One year South America, and a 8-days hike through the Andes was one of the highlights.

Teach, Learn, Share

As a teacher I like to learn from other cultures and tell my pupils about. Especially when it is totally different from the way I live in Holland.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands

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