I am a Maths fanatic currently studying Actuarial Science at the University of Stellenbosch - when I'm not playing hockey, surfing or spending time with my friends. I was raised in Oudtshoorn, which is a farming town in the Little Karoo, the capital of the ostrich industry. My Dad was a graphic designer before he went on pension and my Mom buys and sells secondhand books. My background makes us wonder where my Maths talents came from. I was certainly inspired by my teachers at Oudtshoorn High School, which is well-known Maths and Science school. It is my intention to work and live in South Africa once I have completed my university studies. Although I have not travelled much outside South Africa (in my passport there is a Namibian stamp only) I plan on travelling in my spare time. But I can't see myself ever leaving my family, my friends and the country of my birth.