My name is Amy Braaf and I am a bubbly and extremely hardworking artist and teacher currently living in South Korea. I was born in South Africa and am currently running my own online magazine curated for artists globally called www.hakopike.com. I am looking to explore East Asia for 3 months as I have been working since I was 18 to pay for - well like everyone else: life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After making short films and pursuing a career in photography I had my work seen at exhibitions, and have had many features but I realised that my love for life is what drives me as an artist not who sees me. This is my chance to see more of the world and expand my artistic view. I take many photographs and am a painter as well as a writer. You can see my work on instagram @hakopike. With hungry eyes for the world I hope to experience more of it with you!

Interests

• photography
• painting
• music
• teaching
• art
• filmmaking
• cinema
• english
• wongkarwai

Music, Movies, and Books

Murakami - Norwegian wood
Amelie
Jeff Buckley and D'Angelo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was featured on Beautiful News sponsored by Mercedez Benz which received over 350k views and I have had multiples features for my photography.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Hong Kong, Japan, Mauritius, South Korea, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, South Korea