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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Korean
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Teacher
  • Masters in Linguistics
  • From Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Profile 60% complete

About Me

I'm a teacher in South Korea. I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. I'm easy-going but also enjoy intense conversation with open-minded people. I love learning (about places, history, cultures, sports, games, anything). I like to write about my travels.

Interests

  • arts
  • literature
  • architecture
  • music
  • hiking
  • engineering
  • history
  • languages
  • cities
  • trains

Music, Movies, and Books

Among others:

Beethoven's middle period quartets
Toumani Diabate
Nobody's fault but mine by the Blind Boys of Alabama

The Twilight Samurai directed by Yoji Yamada
Journey to the West: Conquering the demons directed by Stephen Chow
Cache directed by Michael Haneke

The Idiot by Dostoevsky
Don Quixote
Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling in Mongolia was amazing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can hold a good conversation on most topics with open-minded people
I'll probably write an account of my trip and I'll happily share it with my host!
I'll be a flexible and undemanding guest

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Germany, India, Mongolia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, South Africa, South Korea

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