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Overview

  • 38 references 30 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English; learning Dutch, German
  • 70, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • I have a business. But I'd much rather delegate work than...
  • self-educated
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Think. Think creatively. Perpetually expand my mind, my life experiences and my perspectives of life. .

ABOUT ME

An enquiring mind, approaching life from fresh perspectives.
Unconventional.

A fervent supporter of theatre and Classical music performances.

I play Squash a couple of times per week, and sometimes golf (badly). I love snow skiing and go to Europe every year to enjoy that!

Quite knowledgeable in the African bush. I regularly spend time in the S.A. game reserves.

Interests

Sport: I plays squash and a bit of golf and I skia bit every year.
I am fond of the arts and theatre and classical music.
I read philosophy, history, psychology, science, classical literature and biographies.
Eating. Discovering tastes and flavours of different nationalities and cultures.
People.

  • arts
  • literature
  • music
  • classical music
  • camping
  • skiing
  • sports
  • racquetball
  • golf
  • history
  • psychology
  • science
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: ""Human", 'Departures', 'Central Station', ''Alive Inside'' Amadeus', , 'A beautiful Mind', 'Quiz show', ''The painting'', Qiu Ju'', ''Force Majeure'', ''Thank you for Smoking'.
BOOKS: Novels by: ANNE MICHAELS, TONI MORRISON, YIYUN LI, Kenzaburo, Emile Zola, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Youseff Ziedan, Colum McCann, Gorky, Kiran Desai, Mo Yan, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, Steinbeck, Yanagihara, Thomas Mann, Emile Zola.
Non-fiction authors: Svetlana Alexievich, Bruce M Hood, Terry Eagleton, Howard Bloom, Mark Rowland, Yuval Harari, John Gray, Julia Shaw, Candice B Pert, Zukav, Lisa Feldman Barrett, David Eagleman, Ian Leslie, Steven Pinker, Ramachandran, Alain de Botton, Orhan Pamuk, etc......
MUSIC: Classical music (not Baroque). Lucia Micarelli, Badi Assad, Leonard Cohen, Carla Bruni, Rupa and the April Fishes, Pink Martini,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skiing in Arosa, Switzerland!

Being ovewhelmed by the amazing and strange spiritualness of Varanassi, India.

Quiet moments next to a cooking-fire in the African bush.

Discovering amazing authors!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have an enquiring mind which I have fed with a wide range of knowledge. It is so pleasing to get to sharing a variety of considered perspectives with other enquiring minds.

I practise a bit of NLP, and thrive on being conscious of the buzz of inner-development.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fresh perspectives on life, historical and scientific considerations, political thought, the beauty and frustrations of South Africa. And of course a room for a night and some snacks.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, France, French Southern Territories, Germany, India, Italy, Namibia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Namibia, South Africa

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