CURRENT MISSION

Surviving the Mother City

ABOUT ME

Here's a little something about me. In the past, I have studied in Switzerland, Norway and the Netherlands and lived in Germany and Brazil. I have traveled to many fabulous places where people didn't understand me, I didn't understand them, yet somehow we still managed to understand one another.

Since my great globe-trotting days, I have been to University. I have slept, sipped wine, had a couple of smokes - and got a degree majoring in Linguistics and German. At the moment I am living the dream and fulfilling my passion for all things big and beautiful as an Architecture student at the University of Cape Town.

PHILOSOPHY

"I'm not different, am I?"

"We all are. But there's something kind of fantastic about that, isn't there?"

"Hmm... Not to me. I'd prefer to be an athlete."

- from The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am quite embarrassed to say that I haven't participated much yet, but I am open for coffee, drinks,the odd get-together or just sharing some fun(ny) stories and/or advice!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None (yet!)

Interests

Traveling (well...this is obvious), illustration, photography, design, wine tasting, dining, reading, observing and learning new languages.

• architecture
• design
• photography
• illustrations
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• wine tasting
• athlete
• drinking
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• skiing
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Dave Matthews, Jimmy Hendrix, Kaizers Orchestra, The Killers, Beach Boys, Arctic Monkeys, Jack Parow, The Supremes, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Queen, The Beatles, Madrugada, Auletta, Johnny Cash, Peter Fox, SoKo, Lykke Li, Die Antwoord, Alison Krauss, etc. (the list goes on and on and on...)
Books:
Neither Here Nor There, Master and Margarita, Superfreakonomics, The Mind's Eye, Edward Monkton, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Das Parfum, Kafka on the Shore, Terry Pratchett, etc. (this list also goes on and on and on...sigh.)
Movies:
I'm not even going to start, as it would just take too much time to jot down, but a topic I discuss eagerly along with a nice cup of coffee :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've spent sun filled days Cadillac cruising in Northern Sweden. Had dinner in the dark in Switzerland. Been to Liechtenstein. Put a flower in the ocean in Brazil. Saw a troll in Norway. Petted a lion in South Africa. Had an unsuccessful sandboarding attempt in the UAE. Had a very memorable skiing attempt (also unsuccessful, but very entertaining for the onlookers) in Switzerland. Snorkeled in the Red Sea. Hitched a crazy ride in Thailand.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not the best teacher, but I'm always willing to share from my experiences!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mozambique, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland