My wife and I are both adventurous spirits who enjoy nature, culture and love meeting new people. Our hobbies are hiking, sailing and sharing any new experience in life. Until recently I was a weather forecaster, however, nowadays I pursue my doctoral studies full time. My wife is a physiotherapist and also a great cook;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are relocating to Germany to pursue my doctoral studies. In our three years in Europe, we would love to make as many new friends as possible, travel widely and also afford other people the opportunity to travel Europe on a budget.

Interests

• hiking
• sailing
• geography
• study
• study abroad
• climbing
• climate change

Music, Movies, and Books

Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Jack Johnson
Pay it Forward (2000)
Coral Island

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Set-up a fog water harvester to provide a rural Venda school with potable water
Swam with dolphins
Spent two weeks at sea doing research

Teach, Learn, Share

We always enjoy cooking and try to learn an interesting dish to cook wherever we go. Thus we can share many different tastes of which our favourite is, of course, a hearty South African meal or even Indian...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Talks of many travels
Interesting conversations regarding science, climate change, renewable energy
I always enjoy a game of chess (or any game for that matter)

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Germany, India, Italy, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Seychelles, Slovenia, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Africa