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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Sotho, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu; learning Dutch
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • Community Worker
  • Masters in Rights & Social Policy
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About Me

I wish I could travel for a living! I also dream of permanent job someday(if they are not completely gone) so I can save up for travelling. But in the meantime, I hope that having little money, resulting from short-term work, shouldn't stop me from visiting nice cities and meeting new people.
I don't drink or smoke but I feel high when dancing to good music! I love cycling and Netflix-binge-ing when I am off work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I came across the site in Brussels in 2016 when I was due to visit Amsterdam for New Year's eve. I always used Airbnb when traveling. However that particular time, I was doing an unpaid internship and thought having very little money should not stop me from visiting places I had not been to before, so I signed up and I'm glad I did.

CS is a great idea to meet people and afford travelling which otherwise wouldn't have been possible without the host' s kindness.

Due to skyrocketing rents in Dublin, I could no longer afford an extra space to be able to host.

Interests

  • writing
  • photography
  • dancing
  • movies
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • research

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: RnB, Pop... (basically anything that makes me leave in the middle of a conversation and run to the stage and get lost in it)

Movies: (Funny Chick flicks and issue - based documentaries) The Help, The Pill, Back Up Plan, Bounty Hunter, Just Go With It, The Good Girl, Rumour Has It, Bridgette's Baby, Erin Brockonvich, Maid in Manhattan, Hope Floats, Why did I get Married, What Happens in Vegas, Easy A, Orange is New Black, Brave Miss World and many more...

Books: Normally I only read meaningfully when I have an upcoming exam :/ but for some reason I miraculously and voluntarily read and finished these books
- Lancashire Lass (when I was a teenager), Global Woman, Infidel, Princess and Animal Farm

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Putting myself through college three times (from vocational training diploma to masters degree) since I left parents' care at 18. It took 18years to do! But I couldn't be happier now that it's done (for now) :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Hmm hard to tell - all depends on interests of the other person. Maybe let's cross that bridge when we get to it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

How about a pot of ginger and lemon or fresh peppermint, green or chamomile tea while we share our experiences of being far away from home or opportunities travelling gives us?

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Netherlands, Scotland, Swaziland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Ireland, South Africa

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