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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Skillfully Unemployed
  • Soon to be full-time Uni of Cape Town postgrad student!
  • From New Orleans, LA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

The world is my oyster, and I'm going to slip and slide all over the place till I've found my pearl.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel - there's something special about exploring 'new frontiers' and encountering foreign ideas and things, forcing you to broaden your mind so that it can embrace all that such experiences proves to exist.
On the same note - my passion is social justice. It's a calling that's long been hollering, and for this reason, I strive to understand and challenge social diversity issues.
I'm vegetarian. And a Scorpio.
Plus, I love chocolate. And pizza, with lemon pepper.

PHILOSOPHY

Say what you mean, mean what you say, or shut the hell up.

We can't control what happens, only how we react.

At the end of the day, we're all equals in our hearts.

The only path to peace is peaceful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new, so I plan to participate by promoting the practise of CS whilst travelling and more so even when I've settled down.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

More experience to come, I hope!

Interests

Twirling Poi (especially if they're on fire)l, playing Djembe, art, dancing like I've been consumed by the music, teaching, studying, human rights

  • arts
  • folklore
  • design
  • graphic design
  • dancing
  • human rights
  • chocolate
  • vegetarian
  • anime
  • traveling
  • music
  • social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Bonobo, Amon Tobin, Buena Vista Social Club, Jose Gonzalez, Broken Social Scene, Cut Copy, David Guetta, Explosions in the Sky, Feist, Faunts, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, Ian Brown, Junior Boys, Jack Junior, Miike Snow, Moby, Portishead, The Presets, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, RJD2, Royksopp, Sneaker Pimps, TV on the Radio, Stars, Sun Kil Moon, DJ Tiesto, Working for a Nuclear Free City, The XX, Sarah McLachlan, Interpol, Passion Pit, The National, any techno/electronica/remix

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I studied Social Work in India, with a focus on homosexuality. It was the most intense and eye-opening experience I may ever have.

Teach, Learn, Share

I was certified in Ayurvedic Head & Shoulder (Sitting) Massage when I lived in London, and still practise informally on family and friends. And, I twirl poi (Maori tradition of spinning balls on strings) - I can twirl fire, LED Glow, ribbon, and sock. And, I am an artist. I can help with any graphic design, or video or Flash anime production. ... If any of that happens to pertain to you!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Romania, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, India, Panama, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

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