CURRENT MISSION

work, write, run, laugh

ABOUT ME

I am Nikki, a twenty-four year old girl. The majority of my life I spend working; the rest is in my friends' hands.

PHILOSOPHY

Live the best life you can possibly live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to be available; as a bed, as a guide, but also as a potential friend.

Interests

Alfred J. Kwak, art, biking, chocolate, cinema, concerts, cosmos, dancing, design, family, fashion, ice cream, juggling, learning, literature, love, music, ocean, philosophy, photography, poetry, sailing, swimming, theatre, travelling, whales, yoga

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• design
• fashion
• photography
• concerts
• dancing
• chocolate
• yoga
• running
• movies
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• cycling
• sailing
• swimming
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Alex Boogers, Lewis Carrol, Herman de Coninck, Roald Dahl, Arnon Grunberg, Mark Haddon, A.M. Homes, John Irving, Tjitske Jansen, Arthur Japin, Yann Martel, Bart Moeyaert, Vladimir Nabokov, Connie Palmen, Hagar Peeters, Marischa Pessl, DBC Pierre, J.K. Rowling, Carlos Ruiz-Zafón, Jonathan Safran Foer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Donna Tartt, Irvine Welsh, Tommy Wieringa, Juli Zeh

Music: 2 Many DJs, Acda & de Munnik, Anthony & the Johnsons, The Arcade Fire, Beirut, Björk, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Cansei de Ser Sexy, CocoRosie, Counting Crows, Death Cab For Cutie, Fiona Apple, Frou Frou, Nelly Furtado, The Go! Team, Gorillaz, Guillemots, Hello Goodbye, Jacques Brel, Jim Croce, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Justice, LCD Soundsystem, Maximö Park, Modest Mouse, Motion City Soundtrack, Mylo, the Notwist, OK Go, Otis Redding, Patrick Wolf, The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, Roisin Murphy, Royksopp, Robbie Williams, Shakira, The Shins, Sigur Rós, the Smiths, Soulwax, Spinvis, Sufjan Stevens, Tegan and Sara, Trentemöller, Vive La Fete, We Are Scientists, Wende Snijders, Willy Mason, Yann Tiersen.

Movies: Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Elephant, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, Fight Club, Garden State, Jeux d’enfants, Little Miss Sunshine, The Little Mermaid, Memento, The Prestige, Snatch, Titanic, Trainspotting, The Virgin Suicides, What's eating Gilbert Grape?, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Teach, Learn, Share

We tell ourselves stories in order to live
- Joan Didion

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands