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Overview

  • 3 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Greek (modern), Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Multimedia Designer, Aventure Cyclist, Graphic artist &am...
  • BA Honours Multimedia Design
  • From Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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About Me

I resonate the strange and mysterious. I have lived overseas for awhile, in Greece and England. I now embark upon a Pilgrimage to the South of Spain (Gibraltar to Barcelona) on my trusty mountain bike and will travel work in Europe till November.

I really enjoy most forms of the arts; painting, theater, photography, dancing, design, nature music and the ocean. I like how all these forms connect and create another world to my reality. I enjoy a good drink every now and then and always up for something spontaneous.

I am currently exploring, photography, environmental design, sustainable living and development. I am a multimedia designer by trade and have worked with the tourism sector, doing web design, print, corporate identity, social media activations, filming and video editing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am traveling to a different continent and really want to explore, interact and see cultures that are unknown to me. I feel couch surfing will allow me to really step out my boundaries and engage with the unknown.

Interests

Mountain biking, Football, sketching, Street Art, reading, Biomimicry, Sustainable living, cooking, Bonsai, dancing, bouldering, hiking, camping, Inter-species Communication, Mankind Project & philosophy

  • arts
  • theater
  • design
  • street art
  • photography
  • sketching
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • painting
  • bouldering
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • soccer
  • communications
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: I am a lover of all types of music, from classical, drum and bass, electronic, ambiant, acid jazz, deep house, rock, alternative, reggae to ethnic.

MOVIES: So many but to name a few ... Revolver, Pulp Fiction, The Fountain, The Machinist, Ip Man, Dark Night, Spirited Away, Old Boy

BOOKS: Osho. Shantaram, Lord of the Rings, anything by David Gemmel, The Alchmest, Brave New World, Papillon, Banco, The Fox and the Flies, The Emergency.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have quit my job and am now touring the South of Spain, on my mountain bike.

Swam with dolphins in Zanzibar

Cage diving with Great White Sharks in Gansbaai, South Africa.

Teach, Learn, Share

Understanding myself, and how I fit in this world. Being present and sharing to empower others and myself.

For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so he loves the bow that is stable – Khali-Gibran

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my knowledge. I can show my hometown of Johannesburg, take them around to unusual local places of interest, in the city or out in the bush. Be present and open.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lesotho, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Swaziland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Greece, South Africa

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