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sammelamed

Age:

Gender:

Male

If you must know:

I'm taken

Travel status:

Traveling now

Hometown:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Currently in:

Cape Town, South Africa

Traveling Next:

Around sub-Saharan Africa

Favorite places I've been:

Moab, Utah, Cape Town, South Africa, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Mozambique, The Wild Coast, South Africa, Chicago, Illinois, Madison, Wisconsin, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Western Australia, Whistler, British Columbia.

Places I want to go to:

Costa Rica, New Zealand, Venezuela, Namibia, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Spain, China, Yosemite, California.

About me:

I'm 21 years old and have been living in Cape Town, South Africa for the past six months. I've been exploring this beautiful country as well as the surrounding areas, and I'm psyched to spend my next 4 months doing the same. I love being outside, and I enjoy everything from hiking to rock climbing, from snorkeling to surfing. Though I'm originally from the boring state of Wisconsin, I've lived in Australia and South Africa, and I intend on adding a few more countries to that list.

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http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/sammelamed

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I'm fired up on:

Hiking, Rock climbing, Surfing, Unexplored wilderness, Canoeing, Crazy people with equally crazy stories, Photography (though I need a new camera), Learning outside a classroom, Seeing the world.

Tunes I rock out to:

Radiohead, Talking Heads, Jerry Garcia, STS9, Any jazz.

Travel style:

I like to travel spontaneously, without any agenda or reservations. The best experiences are the unplanned ones.

Quote:

All who wander are not lost.

Sports I do:

Rock climbing, Surfing, Ultimate Frisbee.

Favorite books:

Fight Club, The Rules of Attraction, The Grapes of Wrath, Everything is Illuminated, Welcome to the Monkeyhouse, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

Real people.

I want to make a difference by:

Raise awareness about the continued pillaging of third-world countries by the West, which has perpetuated the long and terrible history of poverty and disease.

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

Riding in a minibus in Cape Town.

Why I travel:

It's the only way to live.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

Mozambique, overlooking the Indian Ocean.

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

Canyonlands National Park, Utah, beyond the massive sandstone monoliths and rock formations.

Before I die I'd like to:

See the ice shelves of Antarctica.

Let's collaborate:

I'm an amateur writer/photographer (photojournalist?) looking for opportunities.