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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Spanish
  • 46, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Nanny
  • College
  • From Harare, Zimbabwe
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I'm currently travelling through Central America, America and South America. I'm learning spanish, meeting lots of interesting people and challenging myself.My overall ambition in life is to see as much of the world as I can

ABOUT ME

Hello, I live in London, but I'm originally Zimbabwean. I have been traveling since I was 19 in one way or another. I can speak a little Italian and a little Spanish too. I have 2 guinea pigs waiting for me back in London.

PHILOSOPHY

The world is a big place and I live in it, I want to know more of it, see more of it, meet more people in it and enjoy it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm just beginning, but I would like to meet like minded people who enjoy travel and sharing experiences. I would like to host in the future, that way I can feel like my journey will continue.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've heard a lot through friends. Am excited about finding out for myself.

Interests

Motorbikes, rock music, travel, yoga, running, reading, animals, dancing, salsa

  • animals
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • rock music

Music, Movies, and Books

Deftones, glassjaw, skunkanansie, the list goes on and on ;) I like Latin music too, salsa, forro, reggaton. Just been reading Shantaram - love it! Don't let's go to the dogs tonight - a great book from my country. As well as the twilight series, hunger games. Fav films, Labyrinth, 12 monkeys, Thor, Batman, Bourne trilogy TV shows - Dexter, Game of thrones, Walking dead, Big bang theory, Peep show, Let the blood run free, The young ones, bad sugar, Jeeves and wooster

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen the Parintins festival in Amazonia, Brazil.

Teach, Learn, Share

Kindness. What a terrible thing to look back and regret not being kinder.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Mauritius, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bermuda, Italy, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

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