CURRENT MISSION:

PEACE - Pedalling East Africa for Community & Environment ... http://www.facebook.com/peace.pedal

ABOUT ME:

Trying to inspire people to care about nature, animals & each other ... to influence change ... for a more inclusive society ... :)

PHILOSOPHY:

What I do TODAY ...
creates the PAST ...
& changes the FUTURE !

Do as MUCH as you can,
for as MANY as you can,
for as LONG as you can ... :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meeting CS'ers on my travels & sharing knowledge, ideas & experiences ... and a good laugh!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in South Africa, mainly KZN ... awesome people !

Interests

nature / animals / people / cycling (any) / dance (movement) / computers & technology / psychology / physiology / philosophy / cooking (vegan)

• animals
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• exercise
• dieting
• partying
• technology
• chess
• juggling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Avatar, Fear & Loathing, Toy Story, Shrek, Ratatouille, There's Something About Mary, The Gods must be Crazy, A Fish called Wanda, Meaning of Life, Nurse Betty, Scary Movie, Mars Attacks, Short Bus, As Good as it Gets, Shallow Hal, Meet Joe Black, Earthlings, Cowspiracy

MUSIC: Trance / Dance / Rock / 70's Metal / Jazz (guitar)

BOOKS: Atheism - a very short introduction (first book I ever read cover-to-cover!) / The Seven Habits of highly effective people / The World Peace Diet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

LIFE !

1993 traveled around Europe (bus tour)
1995 won motocross championship / first Argus Cycle Tour
1998 >>> stopped eating meat - became VEGETARIAN ...
2002 discovered outdoor trance parties
2005 started cycling to outdoor parties & events
2007 sub-3hr Argus Cycle Tour
2008 >>> became VEGAN ! ... :)
2009 started cycling-touring ...
2011 cycled from Cape Town to COP17 (Durban)
2014 met Andi ... cycled together to AfrikaBurn ... then across the Karoo ...
2015 cycled the Wild Coast with Andi (along the beaches!)
2019 cycled the CT Cycle Tour 20 times in 20 consecutive days! (to raise awareness of the coming new decade & humanities failure to address climate change)
2021 cycled to Namibia & Botswana to protest (& petition) ReconAfrica's oil & gas exploration that threatens future of the Okavango Delta & all those whose lives depend on it!

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: guitar / chess / PC skills / exercise / diet
LEARN: permaculture / languages / juggling / (any useful skills)
SHARE: whatever I have :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

we can cook a vegan meal to share
help with PC problems/coaching
fix (almost) anything
massage

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Botswana, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malawi, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Vatican City State, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, Zambia