CURRENT MISSION

Grow. Love. Contribute. Appreciate

ABOUT ME

Like you, I love adventure and travel.

I was raised in Cape Town, South Africa where I fell in love with the ocean when my Dad taught me to windsurf. I remember dreaming that one day when I grew up I'd live on a beach somewhere where I could windsurf right in front of my house.

That dream came true in 2009 when I moved to the Caribbean. I now live between Cabarete (in the Dominican Republic) and Cape Town.

I'm a relationship coach and public speaker, passionate about helping couples to fix their troubled marriages.

If you'd like to find out more about me, you can check out my blog at BruceMuzik [dot] com or LoveAtFirstFight [dot] com

As your guest... I'm friendly, easy going, considerate and quiet.

My mamma taught me manners, so I know which side of the plate the fork is meant to be on (not that it really matters).

I'm into music, philosophy, kite surfing, entrepreneurship and I'm pretty open minded. I love personality typing (I'm an ENTP Enneagram 7w6sx Spiral Dynamics Yellow).

During the day, I'll run my online business from my laptop in a nearby coffee shop and at night I'll be sound asleep by 11pm.

I'm into healthy living. I don't smoke. I love the occasional glass of Cabernet Sauvignon with dinner, but I'm probably not going to be asking you about the local night clubs.

I play guitar in duo and dance Salsa when I can.

5 Things I Can't Do Without:
My Kindle
My guitar
My kite-board
A motorcycle of some kind
My friends

PHILOSOPHY

Do something great. Leave this earth better for having hosted me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new friends and make memories.

Interests

Psychology
Integral Spirituality
Personality Typing
Marketing
Motorcycle travel
Guitars
Kite surfing

I spend a lot of time thinking about:
The nature of reality
Developmental psychology
Quantum superposition
How the hell we got here and where the hell we're heading
How to touch more people's lives with my work
What makes you tick (or you and me tick)
Guitars (and how sweet the next one I build will sound)
Wind (and when it is going to blow again)
How to love the parts of you I don't yet know how to love

• writing
• dancing
• coffee
• running
• coach
• clubbing
• shopping
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• guitar
• kite surfing
• surfing
• business
• entrepreneurship
• psychology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: In my next life, I want to come back as a long haired rock drummer (OK, maybe we can leave out the long hair) - along with adoring groupies and platinum records. Or a spiritual guru. ;-)

I’m a bit of a musical nomad. I studied jazz guitar at university, yet grew up playing in heavy metal bands. At one point, I co-wrote a pop song that rose to #1 on the Top 40 charts. I’ll play it for you once we know each other better.

Here are some of my current weaknesses:
* Passionate rockers (think Dave Matthews, Alanis, Metallica)
* Thoughtful lyricists (think Jason Mraz, Ani Di Franco)
* Sexy electronic grooves (think Trentemoller, Depeche Mode, Hybrid, Bluetech, Tipper, BT, Peace Orchestra, Trifonic)

MOVIES: The Matrix, The Adjustment Bureau, The Invention of Lying, Love Actually, Inception, Memento, Vanilla Sky, 24

BOOKS: My bookshelf is littered with well worn psychology books, unread physics books (that make me look smart when friends come over) and books about relationships that are so highlighted you can't tell them apart from a child's coloring in book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived as the only white man (for 5 miles) in an African ghetto. I lived there for 6 months.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a well known relationship expert and coach hundreds of couples each year, so if you have any relationship related questions, I'm your guy.

I also have expertise in psychology, marketing strategy, copy writing and guitar.

You can check out my TEDx talk here: www.BruceMuzik.com/tedx/

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, South Africa, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom