May 9, 2025. The New Drug We Don’t Talk About It doesn’t come in a colourful pill or a mysterious powder, but the vice-like grip of instant gratification scarily resembles the drugs our parents warned us about. Instant gratification is commandeering our brain’s reward system and steering us away from lasting satisfaction in our lives—we’re… Read More »Chasing The High: how instant gratification is stealing our joy
Published by Her Campus UCT, May 2023 If you told me two years ago that I’d be packing up and heading off to a strange new country all alone for 4 months, I would’ve laughed out loud. Me, do something as crazy as that? I could never… And yet, last September, I hugged my family… Read More »What Four Months Abroad Taught Me
Published by Greenpop, December 2024 Spending time outside is always first prize, but when it comes to reconnecting with the natural world, there are alternative means of doing so. Sometimes, the next best thing is exploring nature through the immersive pages of a good old book. If you’re passionate about the great outdoors, fascinated by… Read More »Tree Lovers Book Guide
Published by Her Campus UCT, August 2023 As one grows older, ever so slightly, the excitement of having a birthday and ageing another year starts to lose its appeal. Or at least that’s how I have been feeling. Now that it has been twenty-two years since I entered this world, it’s like I have passed… Read More »22 Small Things That Make Life Worth Living
Published by Greenpop, November 2024 Intralogistics, warehouses and trees? – this doesn’t seem like an obvious grouping – until now. Jungheinrich, a leading intralogistics company in the large-scale warehousing industry, joined hands with Greenpop in 2022 to help restore forests and make a tangible impact. In an industry that demands efficiency and precision, eco-friendly practices haven’t… Read More »Forklifts & Reforestation
Published by Africa Rally, September 2022 It had been a long, sweaty, and rather humid day in the Botswana wilderness. A sunrise wake-up, two lengthy game drives, many cold beers and great company had resulted in a day of unrivalled happiness. Having seen the greatest array of wildlife our city minds could ever have imagined,… Read More »Encounters of the Bush Kind
I’ve been living in the heart of Cape Town for six months now and have discovered a thing or two about the city. Besides realizing the fact that you will be charged a fortune by people in luminous orange uniforms anytime you park anywhere in the CBD, I have stumbled across some golden spots in… Read More »Insider’s Guide to Cape Town’s Food
From Rebelling to Reclaiming your Body Published by Her Campus UCT , November 2022 There was a time, not so long ago, when tattoos were reserved for the buff, scary, biker-type crowd; where skulls and knives were the most popular ink designs and mothers would shield their young ones from anyone with a hint of… Read More »From Rebelling to Reclaiming your Body
Because not everyone can afford to party on a yacht in the Caribbean Published by Her Campus UCT, September 2022 Social media has this incredible ability to ‘woo’ its viewers into believing and desiring all that it shows – especially when it comes to the lives of others. You may be drawn in by the… Read More »Pros of Budget Travel