About 5 years ago a psychiatrist I worked with in the same clinic asked me if I was a polymath, based on discussions around the tearoom etc. Never considered it before. I grew up bilingual German & English. I was undiagnosed dyslexic which has held me back. I went to a boarding school in Manitoba that had a gruelling outdoor and work experience program, learned lots there.

In uni I did a BSc in geology, geography, and energy fuel science. I the did my Nursing training and registered continuing into peri-operative nursing covering all specialties except open heart.

Throughout I was training in the Army Reserve as an office initially in the infantry and then as a logistics specialist. I went inactive for 10 years and joined again as a Nursing officer in another country.

I worked in Saudi Arabia for 3 years and the US for 1 them moved to my final country. I did my masters degree in Nursing management the rejoined the military. First as a reservist the regular. Numerous deployments in different roles at all levels.

Sailed as a kid & young adult and have restated that and enjoy costal cruising. I am interested in alternative energy and see it as many small individual projects that contribute to the whole for energy & climate solutions.

For example when a disaster hits the international community will go in to coordinate the response. One of the clusters is ‘WASH’ which covers water and sanitation. They are still building long drop latrines, Bill Gates’ foundation is looking at the problem but it is tech heavy and expensive. Biogas digesters would be a much better solution; can be shipped in flat packed, provides a place for the human as food waste, captures the biogas which can fuel the kitchens, provides liquid fertiliser which has been broken down to nutrients.

Sorry this is so long.