My name is Manya Clara Schiess. I spent my a lot of my childhood both in the Timbavati Game Reserve (next to the Kruger park) and Pretoria. I then moved to beautiful, sunny Cape Town where I am currently living.

I am fun, free spirited and always ready for the next adventure. I love meeting new people, spending time in nature, and animals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined couch surfing as it is an awesome way to meet new people and get to explore our world while doing so. I think building relationships with different people of different backgrounds is so important, fulfilling and educational. I also think its a great way to really get to experience the place you are visiting as you are staying with a local! (:

Interests

• dancing
• wine
• bouldering
• swimming
• travelling
• nature
• friends
• the beach
• scubadiving
• food and drinks
• people and their stories
• city nightlife

Music, Movies, and Books

I love and appreciate most music (anything I can dance too or relax to) and I am a movie fanatic (anything from suspenseful thrillers to light hearted comedies)
I am not such an avid reader, but I have enjoyed a couple of great books in my time (:

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I snorkeled and played with wild dolphins off the coast of Sodwana Bay

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd could teach anybody about the South African bush (as its where I grew up) and any of my life philosophies that would interest them. I would love to learn anything and everything (as much as possible) about my host and their home. And I would share my learnings with my friends, family and future hosts (:

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great company and conversation, a laugh, help with cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, England, France, Germany, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Scotland, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa