I was born at the rural town of South Africa, called Bethal. Only attended formal schooling for seven years; from grade one to grade seven. I, later, received most of my high school and university education through distance learning. Due to some difficulties, I only completed my Bachelor degree at the age of sixty, in 2014, from the University of South Africa. 

While working in Milan Park Public Library, I witnessed many school children struggling to understand the book containing the history of the local town (Bethal), because this book was written in Afrikaans. Therefore it dawned on me that a translated version, in a language that most communities understand, was necessary. I therefore volunteered to translate the original book from Afrikaans into English, and in some instances: from Dutch into English, were I possibly could.

At the beginning of 2014, I started teaching myself web design. Although I am not a professional web designer, I did designed a small website for school going children. This website can be found at https://todaysfashion.co.za