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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
i want to live, i want to love, i want to learn and leave a legacy....
ABOUT ME
fun loving, artistic, always up for anything.. LOVE impromptu road trips and travelling without a set schedule or plan... mmm.. love seeing what life throws at me, usually ends up being crazy awesome people and experiences. I really love my country but i'm very keen to explore abroad. Its wonderful growing up in SA i love the bush and the wildlife. We have a game farm with the big5 (elephants, lions, buffalo, rhino, leopard) on it.. have had the most beautiful and unbelievable experiences with all these amazing animals!old updates :) I am living in BsAs now! :)______________________________________________________**quick update, i have now finished my degree and taking a year out, just to explore the world and discover myself i suppose? so currently traveling, Austria for a ski season till April and then wherever the wind takes me...**quick update #2wind has taken me! ;) have done some serious serious traveling past few months, backpacking eastern europe and camper vanning through western and southern Europe! amazing experience, now setting in to spend a summer in europe, still not sure what teh plan is though!**quick update #3spending summer between Spain and my favorite little village in Austria**update:have been back in south Africa visiting family and friends, will be moving to Zurich at the end of october to start my first "proper" job.. so hopefully in a month or 2 i can receive cs guests in Zurich! :)~~in zurich! workign and enjoying this beautiful new city!
PHILOSOPHY
if i could live my life again, i wouldn't change a thing... i only wish i couldv'e opened my eyes a bit more...
the earth is a book, those who do not travl only read one page..
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
fantastic!!! i really had the most awesome time couchsurfing through australia, prague and new zeeland, the people are great, experience i would recommend to everyone!
Interests
Art, travelling, photography, architecture, music, travelling, different people, different cultures, different places.. surprises, anything unexpected that gives me new perspective ;) the rain, the sunshine, autumn, spring, changes, smile from a stranger. crazy about adventure sport, snowboarding, new and exciting people and places... oh, and have i mentioned travelling?
- animals
- wildlife
- arts
- books
- architecture
- photography
- running
- walking
- flying
- traveling
- music
- hiking
- backpacking
- camping
- skiing
- snowboarding
- sports
- paragliding
- road trips
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA (walking 800km accross the north of spain over 5 weeks)
1.Moonlight run- hiking up mountain (3hrs) with full snowboard kit and board, during full moon, then enjoying the rush of boarding down in the moonlight.. beautiful!!! (austria)
2.Paragliding over the alps (Austria)
3.camping in the desert (Namibia)
4.leopard crawling through the bush to get a perfect foto of an elephant and her baby (south africa)
5.flying over the okovango delta (botswana)
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Countries I’ve Lived In
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland
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