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Roughing it in Africa: Roots, Roads, and Revelations
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As 1995 wound to a close, Katherine Krige prepared to leave home. Her father died when she was five years old, but she had always dreamed of learning more about him and where he came from. With university behind her, she aimed to find out. The trick was that his hometown was 13,000 kilometers away. After a few letters to long-lost kin, a plan was put in motion. She gathered a passport, planned some initial adventures, and gamely left her old life behind. As soon as she stepped off the plane in Cape Town though, those plans quickly began to fall apart. Over the next several months, she learned more about her father's homeland, and herself, as she trekked across Southern Africa. It wasn’t always easy, but growth never is. Take a leap of faith and join Katherine as she explores her fears, sheds some tears, makes new friends, meets family, and experiences an incredible, life-changing journey that spanned 10 countries over 10 months. Grab a backpack...let’s go!
About the Author
Katherine Krige is a Freelance Writer and Social Media Manager living in London, Ontario, Canada with two daughters. She graduated from York University with a B.A. in English and has taken several writing courses through Western University Continuing Studies. She fell in love with words at a young age and learned to manipulate them through regular journaling. These practices stood her in good stead when it came time to capture a journey of a lifetime in Africa. While nowadays she doesn’t get much further than her own backyard, her mind is still touring the world via memories, and she is always happy to share. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, plus the local coffee shop when they are open, scribbling in her latest journal.
www.katherinekrige.com
krigek@katherinekrige.com
Praise for Roughing it in Africa
“I’m 50 pages in and I’m hooked! The author has a way of taking you by the hand and leading you on adventures that you would swear were your own. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us next!”
- Rick Stamp
“ Roughing it in Africa grabbed my attention right from the first line. Katherine’s writing feels like a comfortable conversation between friends. I laughed, I cried, I learned, and now I’m inspired. I felt like I was right there with her!”
- Rebecca Summerfield, Career Services Consultant at Fanshawe College
“Not all of us are brave enough to head out on our own, travelling halfway around the world to discover our roots. Katherine Krige’s Roughing it in Africa lets us travel across foreign landscapes from the comforts of home. Part coming of age tale and part adventure story, this love letter to Africa will keep you turning pages. Equal parts excitement and introspection, this book takes us there and back again with a joyous enthusiasm and wry with. A truly enjoyable tale!”
- Corrie Haldane, Award-Winning Short Story Writer
As 1995 wound to a close, Katherine Krige prepared to leave home. Her father died when she was five years old, but she had always dreamed of learning more about him and where he came from. With university behind her, she aimed to find out. The trick was that his hometown was 13,000 kilometers away. After a few letters to long-lost kin, a plan was put in motion. She gathered a passport, planned some initial adventures, and gamely left her old life behind. As soon as she stepped off the plane in Cape Town though, those plans quickly began to fall apart. Over the next several months, she learned more about her father's homeland, and herself, as she trekked across Southern Africa. It wasn’t always easy, but growth never is. Take a leap of faith and join Katherine as she explores her fears, sheds some tears, makes new friends, meets family, and experiences an incredible, life-changing journey that spanned 10 countries over 10 months. Grab a backpack...let’s go!
About the Author
Katherine Krige is a Freelance Writer and Social Media Manager living in London, Ontario, Canada with two daughters. She graduated from York University with a B.A. in English and has taken several writing courses through Western University Continuing Studies. She fell in love with words at a young age and learned to manipulate them through regular journaling. These practices stood her in good stead when it came time to capture a journey of a lifetime in Africa. While nowadays she doesn’t get much further than her own backyard, her mind is still touring the world via memories, and she is always happy to share. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, plus the local coffee shop when they are open, scribbling in her latest journal.
www.katherinekrige.com
krigek@katherinekrige.com
Praise for Roughing it in Africa
“I’m 50 pages in and I’m hooked! The author has a way of taking you by the hand and leading you on adventures that you would swear were your own. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us next!”
- Rick Stamp
“ Roughing it in Africa grabbed my attention right from the first line. Katherine’s writing feels like a comfortable conversation between friends. I laughed, I cried, I learned, and now I’m inspired. I felt like I was right there with her!”
- Rebecca Summerfield, Career Services Consultant at Fanshawe College
“Not all of us are brave enough to head out on our own, travelling halfway around the world to discover our roots. Katherine Krige’s Roughing it in Africa lets us travel across foreign landscapes from the comforts of home. Part coming of age tale and part adventure story, this love letter to Africa will keep you turning pages. Equal parts excitement and introspection, this book takes us there and back again with a joyous enthusiasm and wry with. A truly enjoyable tale!”
- Corrie Haldane, Award-Winning Short Story Writer
372 pages, Paperback
Published June 12, 2021
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About the author
Katherine Krige
3 books32 followersKatherine Krige is a Freelance Writer and accomplished Social Media Manager. She is a graduate of York University with a BA in English, plus is completing several courses towards a Creative Writing Certificate in the Continuing Studies program at Western University.
Having journalled from a young age, she put her writing skills to good use while travelling the world. Those journals proved integral for her bestselling travel memoir Roughing it in Africa. They also helped her process and heal after the loss of her husband and directly led to writing the grief memoir Riding the Waves. A widow in her early 30s, she raised two young children on her own and kept penning words for both herself and others.
She currently lives in London, Ontario with her two almost-fully-grown children . You can find Katherine on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and at the local coffee shop when she has time to journal her way through another day.
Having journalled from a young age, she put her writing skills to good use while travelling the world. Those journals proved integral for her bestselling travel memoir Roughing it in Africa. They also helped her process and heal after the loss of her husband and directly led to writing the grief memoir Riding the Waves. A widow in her early 30s, she raised two young children on her own and kept penning words for both herself and others.
She currently lives in London, Ontario with her two almost-fully-grown children . You can find Katherine on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and at the local coffee shop when she has time to journal her way through another day.
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August 21, 2021
A great read! Felt like I was right there experiencing everything with Katherine. Kept me on the edge of my seat with curiosity and emotion throughout the entire journey!
February 25, 2024
A well-written, moving and informational book that makes me want to pack my bag for Africa and go there tomorrow. It almost reads like a novel as it takes you through 10 countries and countless wild adventures in 358 pages. If you're dreaming of a trip to Africa you need to read this!
July 10, 2024
Fantastic story. I'm booking my trip to Africa right now so that I can experience the same!
January 18, 2022
A great first book from London, Ontario writer, Katherine Krige. I admire how Katherine reflected on her life as a young adult in a slow travel visit back to her roots. All told she traveled to 10 countries over 10 months. Her adventures throughout Africa at such a young age are nothing short of amazing. As we discussed this in our book club (great pick/discussion, BTW) and were amazed at her courage in an era void of cell phones and laptops. It was all about a call to check-in and a letter here and there. Otherwise, it was traveling with friends in a van. Doesn't get much better than that!
With a start in South Africa to visit family Katherine in a chance meeting in the JoBurg airport with a high school friend, Katherine starts to travel with Miki, her brother and a friend of hers. They bought a baby blue 1970s VW van and traveled to Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Malawi. Adventures included wildlife encounters with lions, van breakdowns and friendly encounters. As the group slowly made tracks for home or other destinations, Katherine traveled on her own to Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia.
This memoir will inspire you to travel the African continent with abandon. It gives you the courage to go it alone and meet your own 'peeps' along the way.
Take a chance on this easy, entertaining memoir... I had trouble putting it down.
With a start in South Africa to visit family Katherine in a chance meeting in the JoBurg airport with a high school friend, Katherine starts to travel with Miki, her brother and a friend of hers. They bought a baby blue 1970s VW van and traveled to Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Malawi. Adventures included wildlife encounters with lions, van breakdowns and friendly encounters. As the group slowly made tracks for home or other destinations, Katherine traveled on her own to Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia.
This memoir will inspire you to travel the African continent with abandon. It gives you the courage to go it alone and meet your own 'peeps' along the way.
Take a chance on this easy, entertaining memoir... I had trouble putting it down.
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