I grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, and then studied in Cape Town. In 2015, I lived in Barranquilla, Colombia teaching English, and this year I'm in Seoul, South Korea. I love travelling and exploring new cities and cultures, and can't wait to see more of the world!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd love to meet some inspiring, like-minded people and experience new places from a local perspective.

Interests

Travel / Animals / Nature / Film / Books / Music / Festivals / Food / Wine

• animals
• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• whitewater rafting
• bungee jumping
• communications
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Squirrel Nut Zippers, Against Me!, Brand New, Rancid, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Hives, The Cat Empire, Streetlight Manifesto, Gogol Bordello, The Mad Caddies, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, lots of South African bands

Movies:

Into the Wild, True Romance, Snatch, The Big Lebowski, Burn After Reading, Pulp Fiction, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Fight Club, Igby Goes Down, Silence of the Lambs, Inglorious Basterds, Y Tu Mamá También, In Bruges, City of God, Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, The Usual Suspects, Requiem for a Dream, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Death at a Funeral, Casablanca, Seven Psychopaths, The Tale of Two Sisters, The Royal Tenenbaums

Books:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Trainspotting, Girl Interrupted, On the Road, The Secret History, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, The Goldfinch, The Shining Girls, A Clockwork Orange, Catch 22, American Psycho, Less Than Zero, Zoo City, Moxyland, Lolita, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter (of course)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I kissed a giraffe and spent the night in a dodgy Lilongwe bus station while backpacking through Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.

Also, I went bungee jumping at Victoria Falls and whitewater rafting down the Zambezi.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A little South African history / culture / slang

Food - I'd be happy to cook for you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Colombia, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, South Africa, South Korea