CURRENT MISSION

To explore Berlin

ABOUT ME

I am a recent graduate from the University of Cape in South Africa. I have spent the last 5 months working and traveling in Israel. I am a strong advocate for Freedom of Expression and I recently presented a submission to the South African parliament in favour of protecting media freedom. I run website called Liberty Addiction where I discuss philosophy, film and free speech. check it out at www.libertyaddiction.blogspot.com

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a liberal so I place an enormous amount of value on individual freedom. I think we should all strive to lead lives that are free and meaningful, provided that they are compatible with the freedom of all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a couch surfing virgin, do you want to pop my cherry?

Interests

I am passionate about photography and my work can be viewed from my Facebook profile at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=193700207

• photography
• running
• traveling
• surfing
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

This is a brief list of some of my favourite films. Go see them before you die.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)
21 Grams (Iñárritu, 2003)
Dogville (von Trier, 2003)
Donnie Darko (Kelly, 2001)
Election (Payne, 1999)
The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998)
American History X (Kaye, 1998)
Shallow Grave (Boyle, 1994)
Clerks (Smith, 1994)
Léon- The Professional (Besson, 1994)
Barton Fink (Coen, 1991)
Zelig (Allen, 1983)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Miller, 1981)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Adaptation
Amores Perros (2000)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Buffalo 66 (1998)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Fargo (1996)
Smoke (1995)
Seven (1995)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Short Cuts (1993)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Goodfellas (1990)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
My Left Foot (1989)
Akira (1988)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Once Upon a Time in America (1983)
Raging Bull (1980)
Gallipoli (1981)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Mean Streets (1973)
Deliverance (1972)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Favorite Books: Catcher in The Rye, Franny and Zooey, The World According to Garp, Mother Night, Cat's Cradle, The New York Trilogy, Mr Vertigo, In The Country of Last Things, Portnoy's Complaint, The Plot Against America, Operation Shylock, American Pastoral, The God of Small Things, The Conversations with God series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I shot and interviewed Jimmy Wales, the creator of Wikipedia. I think he has contributed more to the expansion of knowledge than any other living person.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been working as a photographerr for the last four years and I am happy to teach people how to improve their photographic skills and make better use of Photoshop.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa