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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Afrikaans
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • studying Business Science, Finance Major, at the Universi...
  • University of Cape Town
  • From Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

experience as much as possible.

ABOUT ME

I'm a 21 year old student passionate about life. I aim to experience as much as possible while trying to balance work with play. I enjoy meeting new people,seeing new places, talking a whole lot of nothing with friends, singing along to all sorts of music...and of course...dancing! Having just experienced my first backpacking travel trip around Europe, I have been left with a craving for more.

PHILOSOPHY

Do the things that make me happy. Give my best and try to experience as much as I can before I leave.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience with couchsurfing was in Barcelona. My sister and I were very kindly hosted by a local whom had never met us and was trusting enough to let two strangers stay in her apartment while she was away. Her friend let us in and showed us all around barcelona for our entire stay. Another host was in Bayonne. We went out non-stop, shared stories and were entertained by our differences in culture, backgrounds and language barriers. We were able to meet their couchsurfing friends and found that every couchsurfer we met was open-minded, friendly and very easy to get along with.

Interests

Music (ALL kinds), dancing, art, nature, hikeing,spending hours on the beach doing nothing but swimming in the ocean, bat-and-ball and soaking up the sun.

  • arts
  • culture
  • singing
  • festivals
  • running of the bulls
  • dancing
  • running
  • partying
  • drinking
  • flying
  • traveling
  • music
  • backpacking
  • bungee jumping
  • zip-line
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • languages
  • beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pamplona running of the bulls! I didn't actually get to see any bulls, it was the level of party that amazed me. Streets were crowded, people were all singing together in their red and white and after 19 hours of partying non-stop I was finished.

Tomorrowland, Belgium. THE BIGGEST music festival! Got to see Avicci, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Skrillex...it was magical.Camped for 5 days, met people from all over the world, shared drinks, went on strangers shoulders on the dancefloor. Everyone was so excited and happy to be there.

Paddling from island to island in lake Malawi with my family. It was a beautiful get-away!

Bungee jumping, zip lining and the Bungee Swing.

Flying a plane over the Greenpoint Soccer Stadium.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn more languages! I'd be happy to help another couchsurfer with English or Afrikaans. My Afrikaans isn't great, but it's always fun to provide a few catchy phrases.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Malawi, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa

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