I had my passport stamped regularly in my youth. I was born to diplomatic parents across the Atlantic in Chile and with a set of folks who loved to travel as much as they could, I was a frequent flyer

Their forms have adorned cave walls in Africa, statues of them have marked the entrances to palaces of mighty kings that have long since fallen and faded in the past of history. Their proud and powerful stance was embroidered onto

It is hard not to think, breath and dream of Africa once you have seen it. From a young age, I was entranced by the BBC and National Geographic documentaries that my parents had on VHS, pouring over them and

“Come with me Into the trees We'll lay on the grass And let the hours pass Take my hand Come back to the land Where everything's ours For a few hours…” Depeche Mode Hyenas have long been seen as the under dogs of the African predators. Sloped backed, bigheaded