CURRENT MISSION

Seek inspiration

ABOUT ME

Positive and easy-going, I love to explore and seldom let small things get me down while I do. Masters student in Cape Town studying Justice and Transformation.

I am interested in life and believe in experience so try to approach things contextually and always with an open mind and heart. I love interesting people and ideas, engaging discussions, good coffee, urban agriculture, cities of the world, yoga, reading, theatre and film, MUSIC (particularly if it is live), street art, dance in all its many forms, and nature.

Beginner at: skateboarding, mini-harmonica, isiXhosa and French.

I worry that I will never have enough time to read everything I hope to read. I worry that I cannot play a musical instrument or speak three languages. I recognise my idealism, but worry that I will one day become disillusioned. I value sincerity, and strongly dislike pettiness. I wonder what my generation will leave behind.

PHILOSOPHY

Critical Humanism: to recognise the open door of every consciousness (Frantz Fanon) and to believe in the highest good we can find within ourselves and within the natural world, but to always remain open to being changed by experience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I have only surfed a bit, but I hope to host when I am in a place that allows for it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Limited so far, but extremely positive. This is an awesome community.

Interests

Music (anything from indie folk and swing to afro-beat, balkan, and old school hip hop), philosophy, public art, street culture, theatre and dance, sustainability and social justice, food, friends, and festivals.

• arts
• culture
• street art
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• yoga
• reading
• music
• skateboarding
• agriculture
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Love all types of music from contemporary rock to old school 90s hip hop (and so much inbetween).

Recently founded two-member strong Classic Cult Movies Club with my older half brother.

Currently reading African fiction literature and biographies. Adichie's The Thing Around Your Neck is my most recent favourite.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam in the Indian Ocean off the Southernmost tip of the continent.

Teach, Learn, Share

Ideas. Music. Laughter.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My excitement to experience more and reflect.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, South Africa