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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Afrikaans, French, Italian, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Artist, illustrator, designer
  • Fine Arts Degree from the University of Cape Town
  • From Cape Town, South Africa
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

You can be in my dream if I can be in your dream.

ABOUT ME

A seeker at heart, I am eternal adventurer, warm, generous, always wear a big smile, and have a great sense of humour. I see the world through the eyes of an artist, and revel in being alive. I love meeting new people and finding out who they are and what they care about. I grew up on farm in Cape Town that has been in my family for 7 generations.

Last year in October I left all that I knew and loved back home to sail across the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Town to the Caribbean. 42 days and 6000 miles of sea and sky. After an amazing 6 months travelling my way across the Caribbean and Central America, I am now backpacking Europe for the summer and coming to a city near you.

PHILOSOPHY

"A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you . . . Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart?"
- Carlos Castaneda

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed in San Francisco and New York City in 2009, and hosted quite a few people on my couch over the years. While travelling Europe this summer, I'm proud to say that I have not stayed in a single hostel, and have only been couch surfing and staying with friends.

Interests

Art, drawing, reading, yoga, cycling, meditation, self-exploration, conservation, design, great music, cool people, rock climbing, bodyboarding, hiking, family, friends, being in nature and having a good dance.

  • arts
  • design
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • adventure races
  • surfing
  • sailing
  • rock climbing
  • teaching

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked 900km across northern Spain, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a sailing boat, meditated in the Himalayas, hitch-hiked through Cuba, overlanded southern Africa, swam in the Ganges.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a teacher by nature, and if you want to learn how to draw, unlock your creativity, mediate, or do yoga, I will be only be happy to impart what I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

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