I grew up in the grasslands in South Africa, with very little signal and almost less water. But it's the sweetest borehole water you ever had. I studied architecture in the hope that I could perhaps help open the eyes to the incredible wilderness that we still have left. I love being in nature, but I also love being at home. I try to find value in absolutely everything I do.
I believe I am a considerate and empathetic person and I value truthfulness but also criticism.
I love to hear people's stories

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel to stretch the mind, and I feel like fellow couchsurfers are in it for the same thing. A shared kind of respect, I guess

Interests

Architecture
Film
Space
Drawing
Language
Geology
The wilderness
Scuba Diving / snorkelling / swimming / kickboxing / capoeira and recently climbing
Communities
Games
Books & short stories
Yoga
Photography

• books
• architecture
• yoga
• gardening
• drawing
• camping
• scuba diving
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Chairlift, Nina Simone, Tinariwen

Movies: The Colour of Pomegranates by Sergei Parajano, Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog

Books: 100 years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked up and camped in the snow on an active volcano in Chile.
Flew over a different and much more smokingly active volcano, also in Chile.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share ideas about everything, life, architecture, design, language, the past, the future, the present, the condition of mankind. And I love to learn about other people's ideas about these topics (all topics actually).

I can share what I have learnt about body movement (yoga, capoeira, kickboxing) although none of which I am an expert. Also some language skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, South Africa