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  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 53, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Make-Up Artist /Stylist ..Caterer / Restaurant manager/ B...
  • A bit of everything/college/University & School of ha...
  • From Johannesburg-South Africa
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

" To get the Couchsurfing Gods to reinstate my 100% reply rate, as it was & is...ASAP!!"

ABOUT ME

Born & raised in Joburg South Africa..
I've had an interesting career in the Movie-Industry which allowed me to meet all kinds of people ..from the very famous to the very ordinary & ive learnt a LOT from them all!!
Its also allowed me to see different parts of the World & be exposed to different cultures..
You can only learn so much from books & then there's TRAVEL..the best teacher of ALL!!

I'm passionate about my dogs..2 beautiful 12yr old Weimaraners...who i love more than Life itself..
Love the beach & hikes in the Mtns..
Good food..Good friends..Travel & meeting New people!

i think im warm..compassionate..outgoing.. a good conversationalist...staunch animal-lover...Art-lover in all its forms...& love Movies & TV!

PHILOSOPHY

See my Foto's for KIMOS MAUI RULES

which sum -up for the most part my Personal Philosophy!!

A few more Quotes i like!

Charming,gorgeous, intelligent,witty friendly,hilarious
But enough about me..Lets talk about you.What do u like about me.
-Bette Midler

*Never take Life too seriously-
Nobody gets out alive anyway!\Anon

*Out of Suffering..have emerged the Strongest Souls..
The most massive Characters , are Seared with Scars..
-Kalil Gibran

*Great Spirits have always found violent opposition
from mediocrities..
The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to Hereditary
-Albert Einstein

*When it cannot be done, it must be done
-anon

*life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all"
-Hellen Keller

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am still relatively a "newbie"..but geting the hang of it & loving the contacts/friendships ive made this far..Looking forward to having a FULL CONTACT List the World Over!

And when i cant host for various reasons...i look up fellow Travellers in our fair City & we meet -up either out or at my home...

Met a lovely fellow Gemini last year Emily from Nashville...we had Tea & Muffins , while i put ice on my "slipped disc" in Aug 2010...

and some others...
I also Spread the word to all i can on just how WONDERFUL the opportunities are on this Site...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have been doing this for years , i n all its forms, way before Cs site exsited!*Have met a few travelers for coffee / Or had them over to my place..*Was Hosted in Thailand with my man..!! (April/May 2010)*Hosted in USA Feb-March 2011

Interests

Many Many Many...

Lots of Sporting ones...
Dance-- ESP. NIA...A wonderful mind-body -soul workout!!
Tennis
Racquet Ball
Ping Pong
Horse-riding
Hiking
Swimming
Walking
Cinema-Movies& TV shows

TEA--nothing cannot be fixed by a great cup of tea
My alltime fav's are
*Earl Grey
*Blackcurrant
*and just about all that COFFEE BEAN & TEa Leaf have!!

Passionate about Coffee too..
Loved all the differnt Flavored ones in USA!
*Choc Rasberry...Choc Macadamia Nut

Desserts
*Frozen Yogurt (in USA)
Ben & Gerry's Cherry Garcia(low fat 1)
need i say more!

I love to cook & bake for my family& friends

I love animals of all kinds & would love to have a farm 1 day to rescue abused & needy ones...

I also volunteer @ Local Animal Shelter with my Partner..We walk the doggies & spend some time with them..& i dont know who gets more out of it..really!
Just so hard leaving them...wish i had space for All!!
1 day!!

  • animals
  • pets
  • dogs
  • arts
  • books
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • desserts
  • walking
  • gardening
  • movies
  • tv
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • martial arts
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • table tennis
  • teaching
  • languages
  • volunteering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

to many to list...

But a few Movies i just loved...

Yes they Star Brad Pitt & YES..I DO DO LOVE HIM for his stunning good looks But i also love his talent & personal outlook/philanthropic ways

* TROY

*BABEL

*THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON...

Also i love good comedies...
Will Ferell's movies
Steve Carell

Reality shows & Home-Makeover Personal Make-overs..

Music
Its so varied & easier to say what i dont like-
not into Opera / heavy Metal / heavy rap..
Debussy / Sinatra / Michael Buble / will add more at later date!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

AGAIN..too many to list so i wil go with the most recent-

In Thailand this Year...it was AMAZING to see how a plain old scooter is the Family WAGON..so to speak..With The Whole family piled onto it!

And the baby-Toddler , adorning the front...Like A hood Ornament!!

Just really strange to see..compared to western countries where Toddlers & babies ARe heavily strapped into special Car seats!!

Also
THE HOTTEST HOTTEST food i ate in Thailand --
In the hottest time of year Apr/May..48deg 1 day!100%humidity!!

And a good few years ago..

I was so Amazed & Delighted in Maui with all its Beauty
from Mt Haleakala To drive to HAnA & long windy road there...& the Huge Crashing waves..1 which almost killed me..But just washed me ashore minus a costume top..which was VERY EMBARRASSING!

Teach, Learn, Share

The Older i get , the more i see how much i still dont know...!!

B U T...

I never want to stop learning& exploring & hope to do more & more & grow exponentially..so wen i do slide into the coffin , i feel it was a LIfe well LIVED & SERVED!
and that i will be missed!!

I am a Qualified Beautician/Cosmetologist & Make-Up Artist...
So i can share that knowledge..Give u a Make-0ver/Style u to look like a Celeb!

I also have had extensive catering exp.
so i can cook / serve/ decorate

and teach u English...!!

I can Baby-sit
House sitt
Pet Sit..
& Mind your Garden with my green thub!

Very Good at Organizing Others Possessions..!!and have been paid in the past to do that for some celebrity clients i had..

ANd id love to learn--- Martial Arts ./Different Languages/Cooking Different regional dishes /
whichever skill ppl may have to share that i could use..

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Greece, Israel, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa

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