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Overview
About Me
I am a South African travel blogger and freelance writer. I am into PC gaming, talking to cats, stalking penguins and reading anything written by Anne Rice and Derek Landy.
I am an avid hiker and happiest when outdoors and dancing the night away at a music festival.
I am vegan and I love animals.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
One of the best parts about travelling is meeting up with locals, learning what life is actually like in their city and getting to share with them what it's like back in South Africa.
Interests
I am a huge Game of Thrones geek and love anything to do with zombies. I am a history nerd as well and really get excited learning about interesting facts. For example, it recently blew my mind to learn that The Persian New Year celebrations are over 3,000 years old and predate Christian and Islamic religions.
- cats
- arts
- writing
- photography
- music festivals
- wine tasting
- exercise
- live music
- history
- solo travel
- adventure travel
- gaming
- mountain hiking
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, System of a Down, Machine Head, Halsey, Melanie Martinez, Phoebe Ryan, Coeur De Pirate, Daughter, Jeremy Loops, Shortstraw, Drake, Explosions in theSky, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Placebo, The Pretty Reckless
Movies: The Lion King, Perfume, Love Actually, George Romano and Disney films, horror films, documentaries like Blue Planet and Cowspiracy.
Books: Anything by Anne Rice, George RR Martin and Derek Landy.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I saved someone from drowning during a zombie obstacle course challenge.
Backpacked from Johannesburg to Tofo, Mozambique.
Backpacked South Africa by myself for a month.
Zip-lined in Cape Town's Hottentot Mountains at night.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you fire poi, Digital Marketing skills and how I became a full-time freelancer / "digital nomad".
What I Can Share with Hosts
I'm really good at whipping up quick and easy vegan and vegetarian food that is delicious.
I also hate dirty dishes so you know I'll be cleaning XD
Countries I’ve Visited
Armenia, Botswana, Cambodia, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Countries I’ve Lived In
South Africa, Thailand