Hello, I'm Petra! I have been born and raised in Cape Town South Africa, and from a young age I started practising violin(haha ok I also love it). Now music and the violin is what I do. Currently I am studying a masters in the Netherlands - Den Haag. I loVE Cape Town, it is an absolutely breathtaking city and now that I'm away I try not to think about how much I love and miss hiking on the mountains there and walking on the beaches. I also really appreciate that I've had the chance to be able to see a few bits of the world. The best part was/is the friendships that I made in these places!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people and share stories!

Interests

Although I enjoy being with people, I am quiet and reserved and more of a listener than a talker. I am very interested in learning about indigenous knowledge and re-centring away from the Eurocentric outlook on which much of academics and research is based on. I am saved by God's grace and don't know how I would get up in the morning without the hope that comes with that.

• culture
• music festivals
• music
• live music
• classical music
• christian
• adventure travel
• mountains
• food
• adventure
• people
• sea
• the ocean
• meet new people
• organic farming
• zero waste

Music, Movies, and Books

Some books I love are by Tolkien, Charles Dickens and biographies/autobiographies of how different people have gone through life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most unusual things that I've done (not sure if its amazing haha) is hike up a mountain in China all through the night. We hiked up Mount Tai in Shandong province starting at 11pm and getting down at 8:30am. It was pretty hot and humid even at 2am when I found an excuse to eat an ice cream on the mountain slope.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to learn piano or violin I can help out :D Or if you just want to talk about the life that's cool too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, England, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, United States