Creativity has always been important to me, from photography to poetry. Since 2021, I was blessed to be able to write around 20 magazine articles – some as main features, some as topical snippets. These were published in the Private Game Magazine, and the REWILDING SOUTHERN AFRICA Magazine to which I am currently an […]
From 2020 – 2021, I took the chance to move from the City of Cape Town into the arid landscape of the Northern Cape, South Africa. This was just after the hard lockdown of Covid. My home then became a remote place – it was operating as a combined model: being a sheep farm […]
Living abroad inspired me a lot. And awakened my understanding of entrepreneurship. In 2018, I attempted to establish an online store that would internationally sell products from local vendors living in Cape Town, South Africa – with the purpose of supporting them through wider market access and higher-end pricing. This included creating a corporate […]
Learning is essential for progress. Therefore, I enjoy contributing to teaching and developing training materials. In 2018, I had the opportunity to be Visiting Lecturer at the Southern African Wildlife College. My responsibility was a week-long module on Natural Resource Economics. I met brilliant students from all walks of life across several countries from […]
In 2016, I co-founded a Senegalese coffee shop in Cape Town, South Africa. During my involvement until 2018, I coordinated the branding and communications, partially ran operations, implemented drumming evenings and AirBnB Experiences, and more. The coffee is a unique recipe – and tastes delicious! Building a team spanning different cultures, languages and religions […]
Trying to achieve social impact is very important to me. Therefore, I have participated in and organized several endeavors for community engagement and have met with many people in challenged contexts and townships in South Africa over the years. For example: In 2016, I was involved in a clean-up and recycling education program with […]
Between 2012 – 2014, I had the opportunity of conducting 75 semi-structured interviews with owners and managers of private land conservation areas. These were located across the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Each conversation was a unique experience! Not to mention being able to visit these wild landscapes and learn about their flora […]
A decade in South Africa. I moved there in 2012 on a scholarship for my PhD, and stayed on until 2022 because of friendships, work opportunities, the country’s beauty… This phase of my life taught me invaluable lessons on numerous diverse and very complex things. Among which are: Truly interacting with humans from other […]