ABOUT ME

Passionate, spiritual, playful. Bookworm.

PHILOSOPHY

"Why did we go and perform that ritual around that other oak tree? How does that help us become better human beings?"

"Precisely because most people don't perform rituals around oak trees anymore, and because by performing apparently absurd rituals, you get in touch with something deep in your soul, in the oldest part of yourself, the part closest to the origin of everything."
(from Aleph by Paulo Coelho)

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

To meet new people,to make connections and to share stories

Interessen

Improv comedy, Theatre, Opera, Musicals, Books, Cats and Teaching. I love being a teacher - ESL, Drama , Improv / I love working with people because I love seeing what makes people tick, and also how everyone makes there own little place in the sun. I'm a semi-introvert and love to spend time alone to re-charge my batteries.The game hide-and-seek describes me best. I love the excitement of seeking and finding and going on adventures but I also equally love the thrill of hiding, finding solitude and getting quiet so you'll most probably find me either in the hushed silence of a library curled up with a book or a cozy coffee shop reading magazines or scribbling in my note book.

I love to inspire and be inspired. I love to laugh and make others laugh. There is no greater gift than the gift of laughter.

• cats
• birds
• books
• performing arts
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• survival
• opera
• surfing
• teaching
• languages
• beaches

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I love books. Anything from Harry Potter to Sophie Kinsella to Dan Brown. I love autobiographies and will spend hours browsing through bookstores or libraries.

My favorite movies range from Harold and Maude to Fried Green Tomatoes to The Mummy. If I'm entertained I'll watch it!

Music: All things classical, Middle of the road mellow soft pop and rock. South African folk and Afrikaans, Barbara Streisand, Bryan Adams, Toni Braxton, Susan Boyle, All 80's music. classical music especially Mozart and Smetana

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Namib desert in Namibia. Bluest skies and the desert holds a magic and wonder all its own.

Low's creek, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Stars so bright it felt that I could reach out and pluck them one by one and maybe put them in my pocket. I'm eternally seeking for places where I could see the stars. Love them!

The Kruger National Park in SA. As a child that's where most of my vacations were spent. It's a place like no other, soothing for the soul, game drives and bird watching during the day, campfire and braais at night. Waking up with nature all around you. Incredible.

New York Love this exciting city.. Needless to say walking down Broadway and seeing a show at Carnegie hall was one of the highlights.

Hong Kong: I recently fell in love with this awesome city all over again. The food! The people! The energy! Hong Kong Disney!

Kenting, Taiwan: Baishawan beach is the best beach in Taiwan. That's where I go to recharge my batteries.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

As a teacher I love to teach, and I'm very passionate about the idea that we are lifelong students. Around every corner there's something new to learn. I can teach languages like English and Afrikaans and even Sotho and survival Chinese.As an avid improviser I can share a lot of fun improv games and the imnprov philosophy of yes, and........

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Australia, China, France, Malaysia, Namibia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

South Africa, Taiwan