Karin Erasmus Steyn
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired English Teacher/Author/Poet |
| Location | Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Introduction | I'm a retired high school teacher. I started teaching in 1988 and retired in 2021. The last 12 years were spent teach English for Grades 10, 11, and 12. I've written the following novels:1) Pop-In Jay Pomp (children), 2) Mareijke's Courage (adventure romance), 3) The 6th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill (murder mystery), 4) The Power is Yours (teen motivation), 5) Through the Bark (teen fantasy), 6) Implicitly (adventure romance), and I Think You Know (adventure romance). My motto in life is: You are what you constantly think. I live by these words. A person's thoughts have tremendous power: they can inspire, motivate, encourage, disillusion, and destroy. The art of thinking lies in the power to discern between the good and the bad, and still find a way for a positive attitude. This is the true weapon to success. I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy in 2019, which brought an end to my teaching career. I relocated to the Western Cape in 2022. I love the bushveld where I lived for more than 20 years, but I'm enjoying the change. I'm currently married to Nick Steyn (1988), and we have two children, Jana (1992) and Colin (1997). |
| Interests | Real estate, cars, music, words, writing, poetry, books, history, cultures, geography, travelling, nature, weather |
| Favorite movies | Fantasy, Crime, Romance |
| Favorite music | I enjoy many different types of music. |
| Favorite books | Rebecca, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Something in the Water, The Pillars of the Earth |