Do you ask enough questions? Or do you settle for what you know?

My parents used to buy me books at a young age, at the time I couldn't even speak English or understand it. I used to read to my friends from Inkqubela Primary School and brag to them that I could read English meanwhile I didn't even understand what I was reading. From that time, a seed was planted of being curious of this language I couldn't understand. I grew up with my mother always doing crossword puzzles and I took an interest as well.

I have always been vocal and inquisitive. During December holidays, we would visit my dad's family in Mpumalanga and I would change from speaking Xhosa and speak Zulu. My friends thought I was such a fake because I spoke both languages to them I was pretending to know how to speak Zulu. I have been exposed to different languages and somehow I always find a connection with languages I can speak to those I'd like to learn. In my first year, I chose German as an elective and it made realise I have a wide Afrikaans vocabulary. The one language though I still battle with is Sesotho, I understand it though le lenyane (a little).

I enjoy reading because information is power. If you are well-informed, you can make better decisions. I am not scared to ask questions and make statements. I am very opinionated and that has created opportunities for me to learn. As much as I am open-minded, but I am traditionalist about certain societal practices.