It started as a simple plan.
Three people, six months, one Landrover Defender,
32 000 km.
This is the story of how a fun adventure turned into a wrestle with preconceptions about Africa, poverty, development, human nature.
It’s a story of two journeys, the safari and the political education - interlinked. The story of how seeing Africa opened my eyes.
Fiver Löcker was born in Duisburg in Germany’s industrial heartland in 1963. She left Germany age 19. She has written articles for Peace News, edited IT books for Wrox Press and worked as a technical author, having worked variously as a theatre designer, project administrator, translator and life model. She currently lives in Brighton with her husband.
Three people, six months, one Landrover Defender,
32 000 km.
This is the story of how a fun adventure turned into a wrestle with preconceptions about Africa, poverty, development, human nature.
It’s a story of two journeys, the safari and the political education - interlinked. The story of how seeing Africa opened my eyes.
Fiver Löcker was born in Duisburg in Germany’s industrial heartland in 1963. She left Germany age 19. She has written articles for Peace News, edited IT books for Wrox Press and worked as a technical author, having worked variously as a theatre designer, project administrator, translator and life model. She currently lives in Brighton with her husband.
