Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

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  • Schoeman pledges loyalty to SA

    Schoeman pledges loyalty to SA I did say that I wouldn’t blame if he did leave to swim for Qatar, but I’m delighted that he is still staying!

  • BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year

    If you want to be blown away by some fantastic wildlife photographs be sure to take a look at the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year website. If you are in London, you can go the exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Kensington. My favourite image is of two young tigers, but unfortunately it…

  • Afrikaner support for new SA – what you won’t hear from the BBC

    I’m on the Afrikaner issue again! Looking back at my recent posts you’d think that I’m a flag-bearer for Afrikaner Nationalism, which I am not. I am an Afrikaner yes and proud of it too, but I’m very much a South-African and (as Roland Schoeman recently said ironically) an African as well. With this in…

  • AfroPod proves that Africa can match 1st world technologies

    “African technology” is considered by many to be a contradiction-in-terms. But this picture clearly demonstrates that Africa CAN compete with the West when it comes to technological innovation. I’m a proud African myself and this is only a light-hearted dig at ourselves so don’t get too upset at this post. 🙂 Thanks to Fredri Kok…

  • Potgooi 17

    Ons gesels oor die Kalahari woestyn, die Heunisse, ons potgooi verkeer en nog ander goed. Potnotas: Firefox 1ste Heunis of laai af.

  • Kalahari desert could double in size by 2100

    Oxford Professor, David Thomas, is doing a study that claims that Global Warming might unleash “Sand Seas” in Africa; specifically Southern Africa. The gist is that more drought and more wind will stop vegetation settling the dunes down and so the desert will expand. Read more at this National Geographic post. I still can’t wait…

  • Heunis opvolg: die 1ste Heunis in Suid-Afrika

    Ek het ontdek dat die eerste Heunis in Suid Afrika was Hermanus Heunis. Hermanus Heunis was gebore op die 19de 1798 in Leiden, Nederland. Hy’t Suid-Afrika toe geimmigreer in 1798 (toe hy 30 jaar oud was). Dit beteken dat ons lot nou al 207 jaar lank in Suid-Afrika is. Hermanus het sommer in sy eerste…

  • “No punches pulled” perspective on the Afrikaner and English

    I have just discovered this fascinating blog post titled Why the Afrikaners hate the British. Admittedly it was written by someone who calls himself a born again Redneck, but the post is very well researched. There are some disturbing photos as well. He also covers some Apartheid facts which wont be popular in the UK…

  • Nothing beats Beethoven (for me anyway)

    I have been suffering of music fatigue lately. You know; when everything on your iPod sounds old. Then last night I stuck Beethoven’s Triple Concerto by Herbert von Karajan and I just realised again what an absolute genius this man was. Nowadays we use the word genius way too much, but I don’t think anyone…

  • Kenyan conservation on the brink

    In Dec 2001, we were in Kenya on our honeymoon. We were in Amboseli, Samburu & the Masai Mara. It was absolutely fantastic and I would probably say it was one of the highlights of my life. Especially the Mara. It is so awe-inspiring that one can get emotional. But, regrettably, even then I could…