CURRENT MISSION

To learn and experience as much as possible through living with an open mind.

ABOUT ME

I am a 22-year old adrenaline junkie. I am a fun person to be around.
I love to laugh, converse and learn.
I am curious and thoughtful. I have a good general knowledge and I have strong opinions.
I am about 1,75m tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
I love Africa and is proud to be South AFrican.
I am a Christian, but not judgemental about other religions. I am not racist at all and enjoy different cultures and languages.
I have an open mind.
"My wealth lies in experiences, memories and the things of my heart. Nature is my treasure and Africa my continent."
If you dare, entice me... I promise you will enjoy me :)

PHILOSOPHY

I think the world is forgetting the roots of human kind. The world (in general) is making too much of how we are "supposed" to live, like being politically correct, being "successful', being economically free and being innovative.
I think we as humans owe it to ourselves to enjoy being human. Making mistakes, learning en appreciating. Loving.
Perspective is everything. Take yourself out of a situation before evaluating it, then you might understand.
I think the worst things ever to have happened to this world and its people is the Industrial Revolution en Colonization.
Neoimperialism has brought out the worst in us.

I want to live my life as a free soul. A loving soul, helping people in need, laughing, traveling and learning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only recently started out, unfortunately...

Interests

Scuba Diving
Nature, from rocks and soil to the deep ocean, to mountains and deserts, volcanoes, islands, birds, wildlife and the beauty of feeling alive.
People, cultures, religion, traditions.
Good acting in movies
Socializing, nightlife
Knowledge
Interesting people and stories.

• wildlife
• birds
• acting
• beauty
• beer
• nightlife
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• scuba diving
• languages
• religion
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Dark Star Safari (P. Theroux)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (G. Marquez)
Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures (Cain, Postlewait, Thomson)
Lord of The Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Books from C. Johan Bakkes (Travel author)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Animal Farm (G Orwell)
To Kill a Mockingbird (H Lee)

Music:
Afrikaans music (like Koos du Plessis and Stef Bos)
Classical Music, especially Baroque.
Traditional music.
Hans Zimmer's soundtracks.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba Diving with whales and dolphins, many sharks (from Shy Sharks to Whale Sharks, Hammerheads and Tiger Sharks) and Manta Rays.
Saw Orcas in the wild.
Have seen the Big 5 many times.
Rode down Death Road (Bolivia) on a mountain bike.
Saw the mist of Swakopmund cover the Namib Desert.
Saw snow (yay!!) in Europe.
Drank a beer in the oldest brewery in the world.
Traveled through the driest desert in the world.
Traveled across the biggest salt flats in the world.
Drank a beer from the highest brewery in the world.
Visited the highest capital in the world (La Paz).
Have been to an altitude of 4700m above sea level.
Have been on a 2500km scooter road trip in Vietnam, which we conducted ourselves (no operator).
Have climbed Machu Picchu.

Teach, Learn, Share

The gift of giving is one truly honest.
"May you live in interesting times' is both a blessing and a curse" - Chinese Proverb

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Qatar, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, Viet Nam