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Overview
About Me
I am an adventurous creative, always eager to meet new and interesting people. I am also an artist, music lover (music festivals are life), reader and maybe a bit of a hippie. The clean kind though!
The travel bug bit me when I was but a wee lass (I was 12) and I've been restless ever since. By restless I mean, I want to see as many beautiful and wonderful places as my wallet, time and youth allows. Travelling of course goes hand in hand with meeting amazing strangers who have the potential to change your life forver. To me, that is what life is all about.
Que sera, sera.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I feel like the answer to this one is fairly obvious after reading the "about me" section.
Short answer: new friends!!
Long answer: I love learning new cultures by being complety immersed in them. I also hope to leave my hosts with a little piece of me. I am extremely outgoing and I love hearing people's life stories and sharing mine in return.
What better way to meet a beautiful stranger than sleeping on their couch ?
Interests
- cats
- arts
- tattoos
- music festivals
- cooking
- wine
- yoga
- reading
- painting
- outdoor activities
- hiking
- languages
- adventure travel
- travel
- films
- horse riding
- drama
- lord of the rings
- 420 friendly
- colourful hair
- fairy lights
Music, Movies, and Books
Indie, Rock, Pop, EDM, Country. Tove Lo, Tracy Chapman, A-King, Queen, Lauv, Chelsea Cutler, Lana Del Rey, Vance Joy, Barns Courtny, Matt Maeson, Khalid, Sasha Sloan.
Lord of the Rings, Eat Pray Love, Harry Potter, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, PS: I love You, Upside Down, Kill Bill, The Matrix,
Charmed Sphere, The Innocent, Sabriel, Lirael, Sword of Truth, Mort, The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy, The Bloodline Fuef, Jane Austin.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I danced along to the music at Redbull stage at Oppi Koppi (A South African alternative music festical). I met a beautiful stranger on the dance floor that night. Afterwards we sat next to the campfire and talked about life, love and everything in between until the sun came up.
Teach, Learn, Share
There are no regrets, no mistakes, only happy accidents and life lessons.
Que sera, sera. (What will be, will be).
When you look back on your life, you will only regret that which you have NOT done, not that which you have.
What I Can Share with Hosts
I can hopefully help some of my non-English speaking hosts improve their English. I do speak French as well, so hopefully my translation degree would make this a bit easier to do.
I can cook. I would love to learn to cook local dishes and share some authentic South African recipes.
Good company goes a long way. So does spontaneity, open-mindedness and a kind heart.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Belgium, Botswana, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mauritius, Monaco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Zimbabwe
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, South Africa, United States