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Posts by Katie-Roller

Katie Roller has a background in environmental science, and has recently started a career in management consulting in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has a passion for corporate sustainability and conservation. Katie spends as much as possible of her spare time outdoors pursuing bird watching, hiking, scuba diving and photography.

Dealing with Loneliness: Hold onto Patience, Not the Past

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“Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.” ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Last night, I discovered the tiniest of creatures in my shower: a minute scorpion, no larger than the average human fingernail.

I could not for the life of me work out how it had ended up here because I live on the third floor of an apartment building in a busy South African city. Nonetheless, there it was—a little fellow in the corner of the tiles, receiving ricocheted water droplets on his tiny little carapace.

My main personal learning theme for this year …