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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English, German
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Producer and Production Manager. Oh - and I do yoga daily.
  • Currently working towards my MFA in Theatre Management, u...
  • From Born in a small town in the Free State Province, South Africa.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Current Mission? Trying to type this without dirtying my keybord with the tramazini I am eating.

ABOUT ME

Occupationally I'm a Producing Student at CalArts. Futuristically I'm a Theatre Impresario. Mentally I'm a Large-scale Busker. Physically I'm a Yogi. Culinarily I'm a Hedonist.

PHILOSOPHY

The more I learn, the more I realise how little I know.
Education Empowers.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE

Whenever I have the luxury of leisure time in a city, I prefer staying with someone who knows the area well.

In exchange I share kindness, food and drink. I am a bit of a hedonist like that.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed three times in 2013 - all great and enrichning experiences. It is special to see a city through the eyes of a local. I am very curious about the cultural exchanges that take place - especially between "transplants" - people who now live in different countries to what they grew up in.

Interests

I enjoy driving. Not like golf - just with my car. Wherever - scenic routes or in cities. I like walking - best way to explore a city is by foot, thereby putting yourself directly in contact with who and what it is made up of. I enjoy reading - books and maps. I find them fascinating. I like architecture, music, dancing, sketching. In short - I am an artist, so I appreciate anything of aesthetic value.

  • books
  • architecture
  • sketching
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • education
  • dining
  • walking
  • drinking
  • reading
  • music
  • golf
  • cartography
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

American Beauty, The Truman Show, Paris je T'aime, Fantastic Mr Fox & Rango. I love Parks & Recreation. Any of Jeffrey Eugenides' books.
Jason Robert Brown's music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The view from Table Mountain is pretty amazing.

Seeing the fog rolling over San Francisco from Twin Peaks.

LA City Lights from Griffith Observatory.

White Christmas in the German Alps.

Generally, I think I am the happiest and luckiest person I know. Absolutely content with life. Life in itself is a pretty damn amazing thing - if you're willing to see the beauty in it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Time, stories and the previously mentioned kindness, food and drink.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Mozambique, Namibia, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United States

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