50 Random Facts About Me

I have seen this done a few times on Youtube and decided it was about time I did one here so that you can get to know me a bit better...

So here it goes....

1) I naturally have very curly hair but mostly wear it straight

2) I live in Cape Town, South Africa


3) I am pretty tall,  I am about 5,9 feet or so (1,77 meters )

4) I want to become a doctor and study medicine at UCT after school (which is pretty soon!)

5) I love the colour green

6) I went on student exchange last year and lived in Italy for almost two months

7) One day I really want to take part in a travel program called Rustic Pathways- it looks so amazing

8) I could literally live off Lipton ice tea

9) For about 14 years, I dreamt of being a figure skater when I grew up

10) I am fairy nervous and cautious with horses, I've had a couple of bad experiences so am a bit scared of them

11) I hate waking up later than about 9:30 (at maximum) because I feel like I am wasting the day, although at the same time, I am absolutly terrible at waking up in the mornings!

12) It is my matric dance in 3 weeks and I am so excited! I have a final dress fitting next week and my dress is a maroon, red wine colour.

13) Biggest girl crushes are definitely Mila Kunis, Emma Watson and Lucy Hale

14) I love falling asleep to the sound of waves crashing on the beach- which is why I love spending time in our holiday beach house in Plettenberg Bay

15) I love love love Pretty Little Liars and am obsessed with a far too many other series as well

16) I have mu skipper's license

17) I do art at school and it is one of my favourite subjects

18) I have 3 siblings- two brothers and a sister and they are all younger than me

19) I have the cutest, most adorable little border collie puppy named Gus.... I got him when I turned 18 so he is about 3,5 months now.

20) I love raspberries- they are probably my favourite food. 

21) I am not a fan of shellfish and most seafood in general- including sushi.

22) There's nothing better than a really good cup of tea.

23) I love theatre and music and one day I want to direct a performance where I get underprivileged children to act and perform in it- so that they can be exposed to it too.

24) My favourite shops at the moment are Cotton On, Typo, Zara and Forever New.

25) I play guitar and piano and I used to play violin too, but haven't picked it up for about 5 years. 

26) If I could travel one place tomorrow, I would go to Costa Rica.


27) I can't sleep in pitch darkness, I always need a bit of light on. 

Tahiti

28) Ever since I watched Ali's season of The Bachelorette, I have wanted to go to Tahiti.

29) I have never watched The Titanic.

30) I always dream, like I very rarely wake up and cannot remember what I dreamt that night.

31) I love the smell of the forest just after it has rained.

32) I feel super self-conscious wearing heels because I look like a giant, haha

33) Even in winter, I never sleep in long pyjamas (like long pants or long top) because I find them uncomfortable while I'm sleeping.

Snorkeling

34) I bite my nails and I don't think I have ever really successfully been able to kick the habit.

35) I was born bald and stayed like that till I was about 2!

36) I have a cat called Toffee who I love to bits- he is a fat ginger. 

37) I am very scared of deep sea, because I once went snorkelling and as we were swimming, suddenly the reef dropped from like 2m to 30m and it was so deep that you could see all the scary creatures and things below all the way down to the bottom. There were like massive barracudas and jellyfish and all these creepy things below me.

38) Some of my favourite artists are Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, One Direction, Bastille and Train.

39) I went to a Lady Gaga concert here, in Cape Town, and it was absolutely amazing!

40) I am a very fussy eater- there is a lot that I don't like.

41) I really want to road trip across the US. 

42) One of my favourite things is when it is pouring with rain and I am snuggled in bed under the covers. 

43) I have a memory box that I started when I was about 17 and every time I do something really special, I put a token from that experience into my box so one day I can look back at everything that was special in my life.

44) I used to do synchronised swimming- but after a year I stopped because I didn't think I was flexible enough.

45) If I don't become a doctor, the other profession that I have thought about  is teaching for grades 1 or 2 because I really loving working with young kids. 

46)  I am not a huge fan of movies, I do watch them, but in general I've found that I tend to get bored and find them too long a lot of the time, I'm much more into series.

47) I love summer- swimming, going to the beach, having braais (barbecues), it staying light till late, all of it.

The London Eye

48) I know that nowadays you can download all of your music and play it on your IPod, but I am sucker for buying the original hard copy- I like to have the full CD and then be able to play it from start to finish- because I think one can learn a lot about an artist listening to the full album without skipping songs, or anything.



49) One day, I would really like to live in England for a bit.

50) I am one of those people that cries very easily- happy or sad tears, hah. 

So thats 50 facts about me! I hope I didn't exhaust you reading all that- well at least now you know me a lot better!