I grew up in the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town, a close and supportive community. At home we were a family of seven, with my three siblings, all girls. I attended my former primary schools in this township until I left at fourteen years to attend an all girls' boarding school in the former Ciskei. My writing is strongly influenced by the environment, lessons, norms, beliefs and tendencies of where I grew up. My childhood experiences and issues still prevalent in our communities today influence my writing. Usuthu lwenza kahle uma lubhekene namaqembu amakhulu kule sizini. Selushaye iSuperSport kabili, lwaguqisa iBidvest Wits neSundowns njengoba ludlale ngokulingana neKaizer Chiefs ne-Orlando Pirates. Nakuba Rainbow nezeNgcebo 95% RTP isilinganiso (okusho ukuthi abadlali ume uwine £ 95 ukuze zonke £ 100 wachitha) angase akwenze kube sengathi abadlali kugembula at ukulahlekelwa, lokho empeleni kunjalo. Lokhu isilinganiso kuqhathaniswa eliphezulu, futhi ngokuqinisekile ephakeme kunaleyo lokho abadlali babeyothola lapho ukubheja okungaxhunyiwe ku-intanethi.