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Overview

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  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English; learning German
  • 66, Male
  • Member since 2020
  • Scriptwriter
  • Masters Degree
  • From Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Profile 65% complete

About Me

I'm a scriptwriter, TV producer and video editor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like travelling and meeting new people.

Interests

  • yoga
  • reading
  • classical music
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • swimming
  • video editing
  • scriptwriting
  • open water swimming
  • journalist
  • tv producer
  • free diver

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.4 Allegro Moderato
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Avatar, Pulp Fiction, Parasite
Books: Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari, The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath, Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad, The World According to Garp - John Irving
Poems: The Waste Land - T.S. Eliot, The Tiger - William Blake, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan - Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Brand New Ancients - Kate Tempest, La Belle Dame sans Merci - John Keats
Plays: Hamlet - William Shakespeare, Under Milk Wood - Dylan Thomas, Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett, A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen, The Cherry Orchard - Anton Chekov, The Birthday Party - Harold Pinter, The Crucible - Arthur Miller

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam from Robben Island to Big Bay, Cape Town (7,5km)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an avid open water and cold water swimmer. I enjoy teaching video editing (Avid trainer), discussing books, literature, history, politics, religion (yes all the things you're not supposed to talk about!), living kindly and mindfully, and being grateful and aware.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Deep knowledge of South Africa: locations, culture, languages, tribes, secret places and amazing swimming and dive spots.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Botswana, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Africa

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