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Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
@LOUIS_PIENAAR
Member since 2011
CURRENT MISSION Teaching English in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ABOUT ME Hello! I'm 36, working in Saudi Arabia as an English teacher and remotely as a musical festival director and teacher trainer. Education, knowledge, music and experience are what drive me. Apart from food and books, travelling is my number 1 activity. I firmly believe in the power of communal work and experience. I love the world, I love people, and I want to soak up as much of it all as possible. PHILOSOPHY Well. I'd have to think about this one. But to answer the suggested questions: I believe in the reality of living only one life, and therefore we need to take on every experience fully. The will to express and create also needs to be central to each human being. When we express and create communally, the whole becomes larger than the sum of its parts. I live my life fully, because that's the only reality I can imagine. The only "purpose" I follow is experience and kindness. Life is helluva difficult, let's make it easier for each other.
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in Afrikaans
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing defines what's great about travelling! Meeting new people and finding unique experiences, through reciprocity and generosity
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies/Series: Succession, Game of Thrones, all Coen Brothers Music: Battles, Efterklang, Aaron Rosenblum, Radiohead, Four Tet, Caribou Books: 1984, Cloud Atlas, all Tolkien
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Sailed across the Atlantic ocean.
Teach, Learn, Share
I am a high school teacher in English and History, and teacher trainer in the use of educational technology so I will always want to share these passions. I also love cooking so willing to share! I can also make good music recommendations.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Cooking, English language lessons/tips, help with maintenance, knowledge about South African history
My Interests
History, fairy tales, books, cooking, photography, the ocean, hiking, plants, philosophy, music