Worked for Radio Netherlands Worldwide for 27 years. Before that I was a teacher of geography and information sciences.

I'm a passionate amateur astronomer and I devote most of my time to Sterrenwacht Presikheaven, an all-volunteer public observatory in Arnhem.
See: facebook.com/presikheaven

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

To meet new people and to be able to stay in places not usually visited by tourists. It's more interesting and cheaper (I'm Dutch, right? ;-)

And if you like to see Arnhem you are very welcome here!

兴趣

Star-gazing, meeting new people, scuba diving, recreational cycling, skiing.

• cats
• dogs
• movies
• jazz
• latin music
• cycling
• scuba diving
• skiing
• astronomy
• teaching
• geography
• geopolitics
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

music: Bossa Nova, Swing Out Sister
Any good SF movies and books, like Contact or the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov
On Dutch TV I enjoy the Tegenlicht and Zembla documentaries, and I'm a big Stephen Colbert fan!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Watched a total solar eclipse: amaaazing!!
Watching the zodiacal light in the Negev desert: awwsome!!
Skin-diving the crystal clear waters of Ras Muhammad way back when Israel still occupied the Sinai: unforgettable!!

教，学，和分享

l like all three! ;-)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Cheerful banter about Life, the Universe, and Everything (but mostly about the universe).

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

我居住过的国家

Netherlands, United Kingdom