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Overview

  • 17 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Vietnamese
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • student
  • Stellenbosch University
  • From Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying life in Stellenbosch, discovering one wine estate at the time, working on my Masters degree and eating too much cheese cake.

ABOUT ME

I moved to Stellenbosch a few months ago to attend university. I´m doing a Masters of Education and will hopefully be able to combine my love for travel, desire for social justice and educational background one day.

I lived in Vietnam for over two years and taught English, worked in different kindergartens and in an Australian NGO caring for street children and kids with dysfunctional family backgrounds. I really enjoyed having the chance to combine my desire to travel with my passion, working with children. I love discovering new cultures, try local food and meets new people. Traveling and eating are most likely my two biggest passions :)

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
- Dalai Lama

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I meet some really cool people trough CS and had the chance to show my second home Hanoi to fellow travelers. I´m really blessed to found out about this website through a good friend of mine and made lots of great memories in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Austria, Slovakia and the US. I love meeting new people, chatting about random travel or life experiences and trying local treats, food and drinks :)

Interests

I love to travel like probably most people here :) I would love to discover more parts of Europe and finally get to see Scandinavia and Southern Spain. I like hanging out with friends, just chatting, playing board games and drinking wine. There is a cinema called Labia in Cape Town which I just adore and there is lots of nature close by which is great for hiking and exploring

  • animals
  • culture
  • architecture
  • wine
  • mexican food
  • traveling
  • christmas

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Namibia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, South Africa, United States, Viet Nam

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