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Overview

  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English, Portuguese; learning Chinese, German, Spanish, Tagalog, Xhosa
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Medical Doctor
  • University of Pretoria
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Open-minded and easy-going adventurer eager to explore this beautiful rock we inhabit!
Love conversations on the meaning of life, spirituality, politics and human nature.
Always eager for events as I suffer from SEVERE FOMO (fear of missing out).
Love and peace ❤✌

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Great way to travel and meet people around the world, also to find events and get information from locals.

Interests

These (above) are the things that speak to my heart but I love trying new things and exploring new places.
In my professional life I have a keen interest on neuropsychopharmacolgy, especially psychedelics and their renewed role in mainstream medicine. I am currently doing a distance-learning MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health.

  • animals
  • music festivals
  • wine
  • beer
  • coffee
  • yoga
  • running
  • partying
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • eating out
  • music
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skydiving
  • snowboarding
  • medicine
  • neuroscience
  • road trips
  • football
  • spirituality
  • mma
  • whiskey
  • emergency medicine
  • humans
  • psychedelics
  • cannabis
  • neurology
  • psychiatry
  • pharmacology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock, Drum n Bass, Reggae, Psytrance, Heavy Metal, Dancehall, Techno, House, Hip Hop, nearly everything! If it sounds good I like it, not restricted to genres.

Books: I enjoy books by Hunter S. Thompson, Noam Chomsky, Aldous Huxley, Charles Burkowski, Christopher Hitchins, Terrence Mckenna, Paulo Coelho, Gabor Maté, Sam Harris etc.

Not a big fan of movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro under
a full moon, then watching the sun rise over the glacier while smoking a joint at the summit👌😁

Teach, Learn, Share

To talk about anything medically related. Also enjoying discussing spirituality, philosophy, sociology, psychology, politics, economics and everything in-between :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Medical advice, information about travelling around Southern Africa, and general good conversation :) I am also a good companion for adventures!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Portugal, South Africa

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