CURRENT MISSION

Not taking things too seriously

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Somerset West, studied in Stellenbosch and in 2012 I was fortunate enough to be an exchange student in Amsterdam. I'm keen to meet new people and share our opinions and experiences. I guess I live for those golden moments in which you truly connect with someone, a spoken or sometimes unspoken mutual understanding is the best find in the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Generosity is key. If you find/have/experience something amazing, sharing it almost always enhances your memory/experience of it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed and will do over and over again, but I haven't yet hosted, so hopefully I'll get some surfers soon :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My brother and I surfed in Europe in 2012 and had the strangest and best experiences which have become hilarous memories that I'll treasure forever.

Interests

Art, photography, Nature, The Beat Generation, The Romantic Notion of 'The Sublime' (and experiencing it), Modernism

• arts
• photography
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, Darjeeling Limited (anything by Wes Anderson), Everything is Illuminated, Wristcutters (A Love Story), True Romance, Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction, RocknRolla, The Big Lebowski, Princess Mononoke, Norweigan Wood, Howl's Moving Castle, The Intouchables

Music: Led Zeppelin, Modest Mouse, Beirut, White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Pixies, Morcheeba, Real Estate, Gogol Bordello, Bloc Party, The Doors, Nina Simone, Ella Fitgerald, Hendrix, Pearl Jam, The Shins, Wavves, Dandy Warhols, Aphex Twin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eagles of Death Metal, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleet Foxes, Manu Chao, Bombay Bicycle Club...

Books: Franny and Zooey, The Virgin Suicides, Brave New World, On the Road, White Noise, The Outsider, Norrevok, Someone Like You (anything by Roald Dahl), Long Way Down, High Fidelity, The Outsiders (Hinton), Perfume, Dharma Bums, Catcher in the Rye ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oh my, so many. Mozambique, the Karoo new years holiday experience...my experience of Europe has been mind blowing. But I've learnt that it makes such a difference to a trip when you are able to travel with- and meet like-minded people. I guess that is why I am so positive about CouchSurfing, because meeting a local in a forgein city who is eager to show you around, just makes the experience that much more memorable

Teach, Learn, Share

Anyone who is eager to share their stories, experience and knowledge. I'm always attracted to someone who is generous, passionate and open-minded.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge of South Africa, the Western Cape and taking them around Stellenbosch, Cape Town and the surrounding areas. I can also make a very good Bulgarian soup called "Tarator".

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mozambique, Namibia, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, South Africa

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