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ANDRIES SMIT in London
Published Date
31 March 2010
Author / Submitted by
Andries Smit
Best Thing About the Country?
The simplicity. Not so much the simplicity that the country offers, but the simplicity offered by the choice of what activities you want to be involved in and who you want to associate with. You have the opportunity to completely reinvent yourself.
Biggest Cultural Difference?
Passion. Saffas are passionate people. Sometimes we can be passionate about the wrong things, such as being passionately pessimistic about crime or other challenges we face, but we never lack enthusiasm, energy or ambition. I miss that in the UK.
Top Things to Do or See?
1. See the Boks beat England at Twickenham – brilliant!
2. Visit the Lake District in summer – one of the most scenic and beautiful regions in the UK!
3. Spend two weeks properly touring London – the grey city has so much to offer!
I was born in Bloem, but moved to Blue Bull country at a very young age. I completed my school years in Pretoors and met my high school sweetheart and wife-to-be. I then studied accounting at Tukkies and completed my training with PwC in Menlyn, before receiving a secondment to Reading in the UK. We came to the UK for six months, but one thing lead to another and we’ve ended up staying for more than three and a half years and counting!
After about a year in the UK, we started our first UK based business. My wife and I are keen entrepreneurs and are involved in building businesses and helping others start new businesses through our business incubator company, Leap in life. That is our passion, its what we enjoy and how we’d like to make a difference in the world. Our next big project for 2010 is our first bundle-of-joy which arrived last month!
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