CURRENT MISSION

All I need is everything (quoted from the great band Over the Rhine)

ABOUT ME

A Dutch guy, married and having three kids. I work as a teacher and love to write: short stories, poetry and everything in between. I also like to listen to and make music.

PHILOSOPHY

I consider myself a doubtful christian (in every meaning of the word 'doubtful'...). Religion is a very interesting subject to talk about, but not when it's an attempt to convince or even 'save' the other.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

To start with: by offering my couch, and when I will travel myself: by looking for nice couches elsewhere.

兴趣

Religion, cycling, music, books, writing, travelling (especially Eastern Europe), education, history.

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: mainly arthouse movies (a few alltime favorites: Hiroshima Mon Amour, Luna Papa, Black Cat White Cat, Barton Fink, La Stanza del Figlio)
Music: alt-country/americana, singer-songwriters, a lot of Belgian and Scandinavian bands and singers, new wave bands from the 80s: from Lucinda Williams to Joy Division, from Nick Cave to Thomas Dybdahl
Most recent favorite author: Vladimir Makanin, Johan Harstad, Tommy Wieringa

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Travelling by car, with wife (and kid) through Europe:
- in 2003: Belgium, France, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Rep., Germany.
- in 2005: Germany (Berlin), Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, France, Belgium.

教，学，和分享

I don't feel like I am an expert in any certain topic, but I am an expert in being a good conversation pal. I have a very generalistic approach, but I'm most interested in personal views and experiences on society, culture/arts, (international) politics, religion, history.

我游览过的国家

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

Netherlands