CURRENT MISSION

Africa FTW!

ABOUT ME

Politician
Geek (Linux, Radio et al)
Rower, Lifeguard and Wildland Firefighter
Democrat (Liberal South African flavour)

PHILOSOPHY

Peace. Love. More tolerance.

Balance. Respect. Patience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, guiding...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have travelled in India and Germany staying with Couchsurfers and had experiences I will remember for a lifetime - for all the right reasons.

I am very proud of Durban and South Africa and when I can very excited to host people and show them around.

Interests

Africa
Politics
History
Rowing
Swimming
Technology
Internet
Land Cruisers
Radio

• politics
• technology
• surfing
• swimming
• rowing
• history
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Love Actually
Memphis Belle
Forrest Gump
Slumdog Millionaire
The Help
Pirate Radio

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have participated in two months of a 19 month expedition around the edge of Africa to raise awareness of malaria and hand out nets. We handed over 10000 nets out in Mozambique in two months in 2008.

For five years, I was a member of the opposition in the City Government in eThekwini - including Durban - on the east coast of South Africa. Politics anywhere is not for the faint-hearted, and politics in Africa is very frustrating stuff but it is equally very interesting.

These days I live in Cape Town and work as an executive in the Democratic Alliance where myself and my team ensure the party has the best technology at its disposal.

Teach, Learn, Share

Linux and Open Source Software
South African Politics
African History
Offroad Driving

Countries I’ve Visited

Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Germany, India, Italy, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa

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