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  • Fluent in Afrikaans, English; learning Dutch, French
  • 26, Female
  • Member since 2018
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About Me

NEXT STOP: ITALY
I have been traveling through Europe for the past 2 and a half months, staying with friends, volunteering and making use of the sharing economy to have an authentic experience of the countries I visit. I am on CS to take part in a cultural exchange and make friends with lovely people who can teach me things about life, their cities and cultures, not just for a couch to sleep on. We can have a beer/some wine and have intellectual debates (or some light hearted conversation)

I am an artist, specializing in illustrations and most recently handpoke tattoos - if you are into that kind of thing, you are more than welcome to page through my flash sheets! I was going to obtain my Bachelors degree in Theatre and Performance but decided to rather travel and have a more holistic learning experience for the duration of the year.

I’m interested in a bunch of different things including permaculture, art, politics, philosophy, anthropology, reading, writing and all kinds of crafty activities.

I was born in the Caribbean on a 46ft gaff ketch sail yacht (my family and I sailed around the world) and moved to South Africa as a child, where I lived on a farm and did homeschooling - a wonderful childhood in my opinion.

Interests

  • arts
  • fashion
  • acting
  • reading
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • anthropology
  • philosophy
  • nature
  • permaculture
  • sewing
  • meeting new people
  • tattooing
  • illustrator

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently most played: Fleetwood Mac, La Femme, Saada Bonaire, Angus and Julia Stone, The Kills, The Pixies, Talking heads, Tyler The Creator.

Currently obsessed with Orphan Black, Mindhunter, The Sinner - Netflix provides great content my dudes.

I am an avid reader - currently reading The Silent Language, a book from the 1950’s analyzing Western human behavior.
One of my favorite books is The Alchemist by Pablo Coelho.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was born on a yacht and lived in and around the Caribbean islands for 4 years!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about South Africa and it’s intense economic, cultural and political turmoil hahaha, I can smash together some mean dishes in the kitchen and you could possibly get a lovely handpoke from me!

I would love to learn about the culture I am immersed in and meet wholesome people whom I can share stories with, AND vice versa.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Grenada, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

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