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I am 33, born and raised in South Africa....but the last 9 years I've made the Middle East my home. It's been an interesting journey with many ups and downs, but an experience I wont change for anything. I taught Music to Infants and Primary School Students for 6 years, and the past 3 years I've been an Infant Teacher to 3 - 4 year old kids. I write poems mostly when I am either bored or having a bad day. Have been diagnosed with Depression when I was about 17 years old, and since November 2004 a re-diagnosis has been made - Bipolar Disorder. I'm still trying to get used to the idea. But, fighting hard against it. :) So, all in all, I love music, play the piano, organ, and flute, I also made some attempt to teach myself to play the guitar and clarinet (but my patience is non existant) and most recently I decided to learn to play the trumpet....enough said! At long last I figured out that most of my poetry is written when I go into one of my roller coaster cycles - depression means poetry, dark mostly (thats obvious) and when I go into a high episode I compose music...other than that I love reading, travelling and spending time with friends and family :-)
- Location:
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Oman
- Primary occupation:
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Educator
- Hometown:
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Johannesburg
- I like:
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Adventure, travel, movies, MUSIC, Nature, evenings with friends
- Favorite books:
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The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Amazing Grace, Circles In The Forest, My Sister's Keeper, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, An Unquiet Mind
- Favorite newspapers:
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News24.com (online news from South Africa)
- Favorite music:
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Mostly classical, choral, Pop, World
- Favorite movies:
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As it is in Heaven, Mr Holland's Opus, My Life, A Walk To Remember, Invictus, Jack and Sara, Life Is Beautiful
- Favorite TV shows:
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ER, Frasier (Its old I know!), Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice. hmmm, Oprah?
- Favorite teams:
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South African Cricket team!
- Favorite quote:
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''Nobody can dim the light which shines from within'' - Maya Angelo
- Gender:
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Female
- Religion:
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Christian