CURRENT MISSION

Learn Horsemanship

ABOUT ME

I am a sailor. I can't stand being bored and as a result, I end up working myself silly on personal projects. I like to work with my hands. I need new challenges all the time, so I prefer to make things that I have never made before. "One day... I shall make a village."
But all work and no play makes my head dizzy,so I like to do adventurous things once in a while. I feed my energy on meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

To Inspire and be Inspired

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Good company, I hope. I see this as a long term thing. One day I will have my own place too, even if it's in the bush in the middle of Africa. and then I would want people to surf my couch too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As a non-CS member, a French man (Pascal) pulled up next to me a on his bicycle in the pouring rain, while I was lost on my Vespa in Dunquerque. He offered that I can sleep in his house even though he had hardly any space. He went out of his way to help me and I want to pay it forward if I can. My dad can offer accommodation to anybody going to Johannesburg.

Interests

People,
Boats,
Antiques,
Longboarding, Snowboarding, Adrenaline
Horses, Dogs, aminals
Nature, Living from nature
Architecture?,
Making things,
Sustainable living,
Coffee

• dogs
• horses
• architecture
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• sailing
• snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Xavier Rudd, Bob Marley, Howard Shore, John Williams, Yann Tiersen, Ben Howard, more, more, more
Movies: Fantastic Mr Fox, Lord of the Rings, Stardust, Amelie, Star Wars
Books: Don't read much. Prefer arts and crafts, making bags, rope work, leatherwork, scrimshaw and sketching

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailing on Altair in Scotland in the Fife Regatta, 2008.
Traveling with Peanut through Europe
Seeing "Lord of the Rings" music performed live by the original musicians in the Royal Albert Hall.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sperm Whales got their name from the white liquid that is found inside their heads. The biggest Jellyfish in the world is the Lion Main Jelly. When traveling, the people you meet are more interesting than the places you see.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malawi, Mozambique, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antigua and Barbuda, France, South Africa, United Kingdom

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