Life Trove

I seem to have the luck of the Gods when it comes to robberies—a strange, recurring pattern where I lose everything, only for the universe t...

During my first year at the University of Cape Town, I studied Botany and Zoology—a curriculum that required a fairly high tolerance for the...

In 1992, for my final year of Marketing at the University of Cape Town, my friend Rory and I were assigned a presentation on the dark arts o...

During university, I was desperate to impress a girl I really liked. I decided the best way to her heart was through her stomach, despite th...

By eighteen, I was already losing my hair. My father was entirely bald, and seeing my future reflected in his shiny scalp every day filled m...

When I joined the Ballroom Dancing Society at the University of Cape Town, I was the definition of a latecomer. The rest of the class alread...

During my university years, my Cape Town housemate Oliver and I shared Willow Road with Andre. To us, Andre was ancient—at least thirty-five...

My favourite memories Joining in my 2nd or 3rd year of university. Maureen Shargey, our indomitable teacher, a live wire of wonderful energy...

I spent a wonderful couple of hours walking around UCT, taking photos of the places and buildings I frequented in my days there.  It was a n...

Well, we've sold Willow Road, our Cape Town house, and it's kind of like the closing of a chapter in our lives. Home from 1990 to 20...

 Graduating with a Business Science specialising in Marketing.