ME

The time has come. To tell all. To reveal… who I am…

This may not be news to the people who read my blog AND know who I am. But if you stumble across my blog and have a sudden urge to know me, here is a little information that will help you on your way.

My name is Natasha Stander and I live in Johannesburg, South-Africa. We live a fast paced life here, and can be exhausting at times. If you are a foreigner, come visit! Johannesburg is the city with the most trees in the WORLD. That is truth and fact. If you look out of a window, you will see trees, trees and more trees.  We have negative things too, just so you know. Like crime. And please, let me not start in about the traffic. We have taxi’s (they are actually mini-buses in other countries) that are privately owned and are the largest bullies on the road. They are a daily trial to my patience, happiness and attitude. So I won’t say anything further about them (I may vent from time to time though)

I work as a Laboratory Technician at a research company based in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. I enjoy my work here very much, and I am really lucky to work with people I get along with. It is rather an interesting story how I came to work (and study) in this field, and maybe someday I will share it on here – when I get the words to accurately tell you.

I speak two languages – Afrikaans and English. Afrikaans is my first language, so if I make any grammatical errors on here, you now know why. I must confess that I am indeed a grammar Nazi, so I will take extreme caution, and use the spell checker, before I post. Spelling mistakes, TyPiNg LiKe ThIs, bad grammar, and using SMS language are all pet peeves of mine.  I really want to learn to speak Zulu and German.

I am an animal lover. I have two dogs (a pavement special and a Jack Russel) and four cats (at the moment they are seven, but I am hoping to either give the babies away or sell them to good homes) I am very passionate about the prevention of animal abuse, Rhino poaching, or any action that defies kindness towards animals. I simply do not tolerate it.

My hobbies include reading, writing, exercising, and playing hockey, listening to music, eating, having good times with friends and learning new things.

At the moment, I am a single lady. I am not feeling all that pressured to enter into a new relationship, since I am newly single.

My greatest wishes are: Having my licence before the end of 2012, and finishing my degree in Microbiology at 2015. Keep those fingers crossed!

I hope this gave you a better insight into who I am, but if you have any more questions, drop a comment or email me!

PS: you can follow me on twitter on @iamtashastander 

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