ABOUT ME

I am a curious, information consuming, cold open water swimming guy that loves anything related to design, music and food. I currently live in Cape Town.

Check out my instagram: rrrouen

PHILOSOPHY

To learn something every moment and to make a lot of very little time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined Couchsurfing back in 2010 after reading about it in a flight magazine: I initially loved the idea and so immediately signed up to experience couchsurfing and meeting fellow travelers for a solo European tour which I did that Christmas holiday.

The main reason now is to open my couch to people visiting Cape Town, and to meet people who speak Spanish such that I can improve it. Hopefully meet lifelong international friends. Obviously also love to use Couchsurfing to travel.

Interests

I hate questions such as these - they ultimately cannot be fully answered. However, let me try:
I love discovering new music from artists that are difficult to find. Otherwise any music that is melancholic and worth the listen. I also really enjoy seeing bands live, but due to the fact that I live in South Africa...we mostly only get the big bands and not smaller ones.
Architecture, design and art interests me as well - and I always have my eyes on my surroundings and taking in how people designed anything (from a bus stop to a wine bottle's label) for human usage. Most of my trips I look for important architecture.
Another important interest I have is swimming, the cold open water variety in particular. Back in South Africa, I regularly take part in charity swims from Robben Island and other open water swims in the Atlantic ocean.
I have a blog - but its quite cryptic and in afirkaans (but I could give you an idea of my interest as well.)
Just search "oslolso" and you can find me anywhere online.

• arts
• architecture
• design
• music festivals
• dining
• wine
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• electronic music
• swimming
• languages
• mathematics
• trailrunning

Music, Movies, and Books

Just a taste of what I'm into:
Movies: The Virgin Suicides, A Single Man, Inception, The Royal Tenenbaums & C.R.A.Z.Y.
Books: I really enjoy a good book, but a little ADHD makes it difficult to stick to a book. And at the moment I'm still 'reading' a lot of notes for my actuarial exams.
Music: Too much to mention! At the moment I'm listening a lot to Sleigh Bells, MGMT, Beach House, Jamie xx, Phoenix, Devendra Banhart - and lots of Frenchy music. (See my last.fm profile: www.last.fm/user/oslolso )

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've swum to Cape Town from Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) in very cold ocean waters (12℃) where sharks are known to live.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Afrikaans, transportation issues, swimming (cold and warm waters).
Learning: Spanish, French and coding.
Share: Travel experiences, food from South Africa :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel advice, stories about South Africa

Countries I’ve Visited

Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, South Africa

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