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Overview

  • 9 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Photographer
  • Advanced Certificate in Professional Photography
  • From Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
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About Me

Anita - I'm a restless soul. Always exploring everything around me.
Roaming with a hungry heart. I love meeting interesting people. I am quite impulsive.
I am always willing to get out of my comfort zone to learn and grow. I absolutely love a challenge.
I also sing sometimes. Allan says I got a voice from the 1920's.
I like to imagine myself being from Hispanic or Persian descent, even though I'm not. I just love the way they move, talk, write, eat and sing.
Currently living with my partner Allan in Johannesburg, South Africa

About Allan - He is the perfect mix between an engineer-nerd and an artist. He loves everything French. He does parkour in his free time and has introduced me to so many MUST-watch art films. He had a band years ago, and now he plays solo guitar and sings. He loves putting effort into everything he does. Nothing is just 'sommer'. (Ask us what that means ;-) He is a humorous pessimist who LOVES life ! :)

We both would love to host and meet travellers.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I prefer a couch and a warm hearted host rather than a big silky hotel bed with the smell of money.
That could be nice too sometimes just to experience, but people do not talk to each other in Hotels.

Interests

- Playing!
- Geography
- Art films
- Handstands
- Offroad biking
- Esoteric topics
- Languages

  • animals
  • singing
  • dancing
  • music
  • geography
  • philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Asaf Avidan, Gregory Alan Isakov, World music/ Middle east African, Latin American dance music, Lana del Rey, light Jazz, Emotional music, Milky Chance, Indie, Xavier Rudd, Ben Howard, Alt J, Jack Johnson

Books:
Shantaram, Woman who run with the wolves, The Alchemist , The Hobbit, The Seat of the soul, The four agreements, The Book Thief, Haruki Murakami, The Poisonwood Bible, The Tibetan ook of Living and Dying, Our Cosmic Origin, JRR Tolkien, The Little Prince, Letting Go

Movies:
Amélie, Leon the Professional, in Bruges, Jojo rabbit, A town called Panic, The great Beauty, Confessions, The shape of water, Delicatessen, The city of lost children, The Lord Of The Rings, The lobster, The Banshees of Inisherin, No Reservations, Moulin Rouge, Samsara Documentary

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Skydiving 16 000 feet in Abel Tasman, New Zealand

-Backflipped from a 7m high deck into the ocean in Halong Bay on my 22nd birthday.

-Driving on a scooter without a helmet through the countryside around Hampi, India

-Canoeing through a dam on our farm in a middle of a rain storm.

-Got chased by traffic-police on our Quad bikes in a small town called Viljoenskroon, and we got away. Most exciting feeling ever. The adrenaline was overwelming.

-Watched the fireworks at the end of a San Fermin festival in Pamplona.

-Hiked the Path of the Gods from Bomerano to Positano on the Amalfi Coast.

-Watched a herd of about 500 buffaloes coming down to drink water in the Crocodile river between Kruger National Park and Marloth park.

-Hiked the 4 day Ghorepani Poonhill trek in Nepal.

- Snowboarding in Switzerland

- Ate, drank and sat around a table or fire with legends :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give photography tips and do some portraits of you
I can teach a little bit of Afrikaans. I can share my stories. I would love to learn some Spanish!
My partner and I are both musical. We both sing and we play the guitar and piano

Philosophy:
The problem is when you think you know everything. The secret is to unlearn what we have been taught.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My company and stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa

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