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Overview
About Me
A little crazy (but who isn't right?) I love travelling to new places, I'm a martial artist and have practiced probably more than I can name without writing a list lol!
I love scuba diving, especially cageless with big Ragged Tooth Sharks, and anything adventurous. Around July 2018 I'm going to be volunteering with the Lion Whisperer, so I'll be basically spending two weeks playing with lions!
I'm half German Half South African, and I love nature and the wild! I grew up mainly in Saudi and Bahrain, and did my last two years of school at a boarding school in Austria before coming to the UK to study.
I can get quite philosophical at times, and have a pretty broad general knowledge base. Am always up for a stimulating conversation, particularly one that exchanges and challenges different ideas about a certain topic, for one can only grow through challenge right? In that sense it seriously pays to be open minded.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I love to meet friendly new people whilst on my travels, hoping they can also give some good pointers on things to do that really give the true experience of the city rather than the bolt standard 'tourist package' of must see things.
Interests
- cooking
- traveling
- guitar
- metal music
- hiking
- sports
- martial arts
- gaming
- scubadiving
- swordsmanship
Music, Movies, and Books
Music is anything metal or rock, varies a bit from time to time though.
Movies I love fantasy, sci fi, comedy, horror,of course LotR and Star Wars.
Books have a wide range of fantasy and sci-fi.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Cageless diving with 4m long Ragged Tooth Sharks
Swam with a Whale-shark
Played with a baby rhino
Held a huge vulture on my arm
Played with a Cheetah and some Cheetah cubs
Kayaked around a bunch of islands in Rovinj, Croatia
Hiked over 30km in Cyprus, and checked out the Baths of Aphrodite
Eaten in the highest restaurant in the world in the Burj Khalifa
Swam 3km in a lake in Austria in mid winter
Accidentally dove into a pile of cow manure during a game of touch rugby and thus dominated the rest of the game
Hiked up Vesuvius
Teach, Learn, Share
There's tons I could put down, but will just put the top two down for now.
I'm a swordsman, and help run a local sword club which my friend and I founded, so its style is very unique, and if you're staying on the right night you can come along to give it a go and see what its all about.
I play guitar, so can also teach someone the basics of that.
What I Can Share with Hosts
Stimulating conversation, stories of past adventurous experiences, and a general passion for life.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jersey, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates
Countries I’ve Lived In
Austria, Bahrain, England, Saudi Arabia, South Africa