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  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English; learning Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Korean, Russian
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • TEFL Teacher
  • Majored in Tourism and Recreation
  • From South Africa
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To LIVE....Fully...until my feet can walk no more, my eyes can see no more and my ears can't hear the sound of different languages anymore...then I'll be content

ABOUT ME

I would probably have to settle down someday, because that's what society expects of us.... but for now I think Nomad is the way to go.I want to just have fun and be free from any normal, routine days. I want to learn as many languages as possible and I want to explore as many places as I can in the time that I have. I'm super adaptable and if it means sleeping on the floor with the pets somewhere.... I don't mind...as long as I have a roof over my head, and a safe place for my bags...then I'm happy!!

PHILOSOPHY

Never be afraid to talk to a stranger, you'll never know if maybe there's an awesome friend to be made...connections, that's super important. If someone says come and visit me...I will go and visit them, wherever they are. I like to do things that scare me, it makes you a stronger person to be outside your comfort zone, even though you might not realise it at the time being....then never be too close-minded and set in your ways, there's always something from someone to be learned if you're open to it!! The school of life I would call it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hmm... guilty! I haven't done anything...actually I'm as uninformed as can be! I know, I know i promise myself that one day when I'm more settled and my status isn't traveling anymore I will definitely do more for the community...for now, please forgive me!!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Well..I've been lucky enough to always have friends somewhere to travel to or to stay with...but you never know when I might need someone!

Interests

Reading... from fiction and those predictable love stories and recently more literature and history...although I'm definitely not an expert in those areas yet. Hiking with a group of friends, doing "kattekwaad' which is like pulling pranks on people or doing something that's just a little bit outside of the rules... Exploring the Parisian streets and then the ultimate.... Horse Riding!!

  • pets
  • literature
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Paulo Coehlo, Rob Bell, Jeffrey Archer, Jodi Picoult, Ernset Hemingway-a moveable feast. Norah Jones, 30 seconds to Mars, ZAZ, Edith Piaf

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A leopard making a kill in the top branches of a 10m tall tree, while the elephants are taking a mudbath in the little dam next to the tree...and we are sitting about 5m away in an open vehicle

Teach, Learn, Share

People that are tuned to the finer things in life... especially people that have traveled a lot around the world...it's just interesting to see their way of thinking, listen to their stories and share..

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, France, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea

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