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Overview

  • 12 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English; learning Korean, Vietnamese
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Degree
  • From Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I want to see the world and meet people along the way! "If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything."

ABOUT ME

I'm a loyal friend, I'm honest and I say things like they are. I love meeting new people and making friends. I am easy going and can enjoy most situations. I'm up for anything.

PHILOSOPHY

Live my life to glorify God as best I can in everything I do!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and Surfing. I love both!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Zi-Yu- Taipei, Taiwan (Met up)
Hannah (+5)- Taipei, Taiwan (Surfed)
Hsien-Tse- Taipei, Taiwan (Met up)
Steven- Hong Kong (Met up)
HyunMin Ju- Busan, Korea (CS meeting in Busan)
Seojun Kim- Busan, Korea (CS meeting in Busan)
Met many CSers at a CS meeting in Durban
Estelle and Elodie- Switzerland (Hosted)
Lisa and Lesley- Germany (Hosted)
Mohamed- Cairo, Egypt (Met up)
Andrew- London, England (Hosted)
Lauri and Martin- Estonia (Hosted)
Mareike and Anja- Germany (Hosted)
Thomas- Polisy, France (Hosted)
Sebastian- Schopfloch, Germany (Hosted)

Interests

I love meeting new people, being outdoors, traveling, seeing the world and photography. When I travel I like to experience the local cultures and people but I do also like to do some sightseeing(tourist stuff), but not everything. People are far more important to me than things, and that's the main reason I travel. To meet people and experience different cultures. I love beautiful country sides as well as architecture. I haven't traveled in a while but I am just dying to go see the world. I lived in South Korea for about 17 months and it was amazing, better than I ever imagined :D Now I live in Vietnam and love it just as much!!!

  • culture
  • architecture
  • photography
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • outdoor activities
  • surfing
  • sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- most, not horror
Music- Hard rock to Classical and almost everything in between :)Especially South African Rock music
Books- Novels (crime, romance, suspense, drama etc)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in a foreign country. Learning about the people, language and culture first hand.
Jumping off the Moses Mabida stadium in Durban, South Africa.
Making friends with people I can barely communicate with.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have really enjoyed hosting so far, I hope to have many more great experiences and that people will enjoy surfing with me and eventually, hosting me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, South Korea, Viet Nam

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