My story · An ongoing memoir

A life in chapters.

The journey wasn't a straight line. These are the decisions, detours, difficult years and unexpected adventures that made it mine.

Childhood, moving for my father’s construction work, and the curiosity that grew along the way.

Making paper at Sappi and beginning to study at night after leaving school.

Nearly thirteen years of single parenthood and the MBA I worked hard to afford.

Learning from students, colleagues and a different culture.

Computer support, entrepreneurship, teaching and a new technology adventure.

A reflection on emotions, relationships and our shared humanity.

These chapters are a work in progress. They draw on personal memories; more stories and photographs will be added as they are recalled and verified.