20 Questions with Carmen Clegg
Meet the multi-talented Business Development Manager and DM writer, Carmen Clegg, who takes on 20 questions for Maverick Insiders this week.
My great-aunt’s poetry, which I recently discovered, tucked away in her Bible – and my two boy-cats, Sophie & Hannah!
Almost always a walk in nature.
Gratitude is the most powerful antidote.
An elephant whisperer. I’d also like to live in Africa, working alongside humanitarian and conservation organisations fighting against human-wildlife conflict.
Nothing beats a sunrise.
Respond, don’t react.
Wishing someone was who I wanted them to be, instead of allowing them to be who they were.
An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick.
I would like to learn to speak Hebrew, Italian and Swahili. Oh, and learn to listen well.
Cellphones.
Travel around Africa, spreading the Gospel (cats in-tow).
Is it normal to answer yourself when you speak to yourself?
Having to act like an adult!
Love one another and show acts of kindness – selflessly.
Selfies.
As a top priority? Address poverty.
Out of Africa – it never gets old!
I’m ashamed to admit it: crocodile.
My friend who snort-laughs every time she laughs.
Counting letters in words? It affords me no reward other than to drive my OCD into CDO.
Carmen Clegg
Business Development Manager and DM writer
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