I am a Kiwi (originally from South Africa though!) and I love meeting people and making new friends.

I studied sculpture and Spanish at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch and am working as an Art Install Technician at the Rennie Museum in Vancouver :)

In NZ I used to work as a music teacher at the Christchurch School of Rock teaching all sorts of instruments and coaching young bands.

In 2016 I was travelling through South America undertaking an art residency in Buenos Aires and setting up a studio space in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Now I'm living in Vancouver, Canada and trying to make friends, art and music!

Just back visiting NZ and doing a road trip with my partner Marianne :) Great to finally spend time travelling my own country!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I had a great year travelling Europe with Couchsurfing and have had an amazing time hosting in Christchuch :)
I've surfed throughout South America and have made an amazing friend group in Vancouver thanks to Cs!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Every couchsurfer i have met so far has been incredibly friendly from the get-go, thats something i truly appreciate as you can tell straight away that they are making an honest effort to get to know you. I think CS has exposed a whole heap of amazing people to each other and im glad to be a part of it.

Surfed:
DUBLIN
PARIS
LYON
MARSEILLE
TOULOUSE
PORTO
LISBON
BRUSSELS
ANTWERP
ROTTERDAM
AMSTERDAM
COLOGNE
BERLIN
COPENHAGEN
OSAKA
SAN CARLOS
COCHABAMBA
BOGOTA
MEDELLIN
NEW ORLEANS
SAN ANDRES MIXCIQ

CS meets

Vancouver
- Monthly Meeting

Montevideo

at least 7 in Paris including:
- HOME ON JUNE 5, WE ALL HAVE A DATE WITH THE PLANET!
- Mega Quiz special american continent on monday 8th june ! BE READY !

Lyon
- Dinner at Carolines 12 June
- Picnic at GrandParc Miribel 13 June

Marseille
- Marseille Invasion 19/21 June
- Petanque 20 June

Toulouse
- Monthly meeting

Lisbon
- Walking Tour

Valencia/Bunol
- La Tomatina

Brussels
- Friday night going out

Christchurch

Interests

Art. Music. People. Travel. Movement. All the colourful bits of life that far too many people miss :)

Music is a big part of my life, Drums is my main instrument but I play and teach a whole bunch of others.

People inspire me, I love meeting all kinds of people!

Travel is awesome!

• arts
• dining
• picnic
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• drums
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
D'angelo, Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead, Hiatus Kaiyote, Frank Ocean, Miguel, Benjamin Clementine, Anderson Paak, Bjork, Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, The Roots, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Robert Glasper Experiment and a whole lot more!

Movies:
LOTS

Tv Shows:
Fargo, Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad, RICK AND MORTY

Books:
Hmmm any HG Wells, Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was chased by an elephant.
I survived obviously ;)

Living out of a 10euro Lidl tent :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a bit about art and music :) I love learning. Anything and everything, I'm especially interested in languages, arts, musics, movement and nutrition. I studied Spanish at university so am halfway to being able to speak it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my friendliness, experiences and of course food :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mozambique, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay

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