{"id":6788,"date":"2014-05-24T22:34:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T22:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/?p=6788"},"modified":"2014-06-07T20:42:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T20:42:03","slug":"africa-is-rising-tristan-is-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/?p=6788","title":{"rendered":"Africa is rising,  Tristan is climbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am Tristan, 22 years old, and I want to live in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly I am African. Well half anyway, I\u2019m also half French, which is confusing to a lot of people<br \/>\nincluding myself. My South African half likes beer, \u2018braais\u2019 and game reserves; my French half likes<br \/>\nwine, debate and (supposedly) smelly cheese. When asked, I toss a mental coin to choose which<br \/>\nnationality I am, or spontaneously decide which will be most controversial\u2026<\/p>\n<p>London could have kept me busy, I would\u2019ve felt comfortable enough in Paris. Perhaps too comfortable.<br \/>\nSome may say it\u2019s in my blood, I say it\u2019s now or never. Some may say grass is always greener, I say<br \/>\nthere\u2019s only one way to check.<\/p>\n<p>Africa is a continent of opportunities, a place in constant evolution, where people find their own<br \/>\nsolutions to global problems.<\/p>\n<p>The people are wonderful, the land is rich and beautiful, the sky is high and the place is alive. Africa\u2019s<br \/>\nfuture is being shaped everyday by people with a contagious spirit, and I don\u2019t want to miss out. I want<br \/>\nto be able to say \u201cI was part of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes there are inequalities, but unlike in other places, you can\u2019t hide away from them. You see them every<br \/>\nday at the red traffic light (if it\u2019s working) and it makes you want to do something about it.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurship is rampant, where Western solutions have failed, African ones arise. On such a young<br \/>\ncontinent, every decision has a major impact on future generations, which is why it is even more<br \/>\nrelevant now to push for education and sustainability than ever before.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"www.lindikhaya.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lindikhaya<\/a><\/strong> is my way of getting acquainted with this vast continent before moving in. Like a present to<br \/>\nthe host welcoming you into his home, it is my way of saying \u201cthank you for having me\u201d, except that<br \/>\nI\u2019m not just staying for the weekend. I\u2019m setting up camp.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWebsite:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lindikhaya.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.lindikhaya.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lindikhayafrica\" target=\"_blank\">@lindikhayafrica<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lindikhayafrica\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/lindikhaya<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nVirgin Money Giving:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.virginmoneygiving.com\/fundraiser-web\/fundraiser\/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=lindikhaya\" target=\"_blank\">uk.virginmoneygiving.com\/lindikhaya<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tusk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"133\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6820\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tusk.png\" alt=\"tusk\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AMI.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ididgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AMI.png\" alt=\"AMI\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I am Tristan, 22 years old, and I want to live in Africa. Admittedly I am African. Well half anyway, I\u2019m also half French, which is confusing to a lot of people including myself. My South African half likes beer, \u2018braais\u2019 and game reserves; my French half likes wine, debate and (supposedly) smelly cheese. 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