About — A Life Abroad
TLDR
Born in the wilds of Cape Town, South Africa. Migrated across the world to Japan, followed by a few years spent in the metropolis of Shanghai enjoying maotai and Taobao. Now back in South Africa, and enjoying the sun and good coffee.
The Long Version
For the first 30 years of my life I lived in Cape Town before I jetted off to Japan where I lived for just 6 years before saying sayonara and hopping over to Shanghai.
Now
Last updated: March 2026. Inspired by nownownow.com.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa.
Work
Running a small business focused on ladies fashion, streetwear, and accessories.
Reading
Just finished Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames and currently working my way through Neuromancer by William Gibson.
Playing
- Rocket League on PS5
- Coffee Talk on PC
- Recently picked up Septerra Core from GOG
Watching
Currently watching the anime Akame Ga Kill.
Listening
Podcasts:
- Not Another D&D Podcast
- The Jeff Gerstmann Show
Music:
Uses
Inspired by uses.tech.
Hardware
- MacBook Air M2 — primary laptop
- AMD Ryzen 5600X desktop — 32GB RAM, for heavier workloads and gaming
Editor & Terminal
- Visual Studio Code — code editor
- Terminal (macOS default) — on the Mac
- PowerShell — on Windows
Software & Apps
- Proton Mail — private email
- Fastmail — email
- Firefox — browser
- Shopify — e-commerce platform for the business
Desk Setup
An IKEA desk that has slowly been taken over by journals, fountain pens, and an ever-growing collection of stationery.