I'm travelling up to Cairo from Cape Town on a long and slow adventure, mostly by train, before heading back to Cape Town (definitely by plane!)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Lots of my friends have used Couchsurfing and said great things about it! Also, it would be cool to stay with a local instead of at a hostel while I'm travelling, and it would be great to find people to do things with too!

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm pretty flexible about music - I can like almost everything! My desert island genre is probably the blues, with swing a close second; my favorite band is probably the Beatles, favorite songwriter either Carole King or Leonard Cohen or Otis Redding, favorite of all time definitely Tina Turner.

My favorite movies are animated movies for kids and I'm not ashamed - Disney, Pixar, Ghibli films are the best.

I have too many favorite books, and they're mostly pretty nerdy. Ask me about them in person and I'll give you an endless list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have made it to Dar Es Salaam, from Cape Town, by train and bus!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some Portuguese, how to play the ukulele and the piano, and things about the many places I've been too and my research.

I'd love to learn more about the city I'm in, as well as improve my Swahili and Afrikaans, and start learning some Arabic and Xhosa!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation - I have so many stories from this adventure! -, great (gluten free) cooking skills, the weird and tasty chocolate tea I've been lugging around with me, singing and poetry.

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Hong Kong, Macao, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, India, Mozambique, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, United Kingdom, United States