Bio – Mignonne Busser
Student Bio
Achievements
| Distinctions | English Home Language
Afrikaans Visual Art History Geography |
| Do you have any school achievements that we can highlight?
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Yes |
| Please elaborate on your school achievements.
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I have a scholarship.
I am a prefect. I am on the student council. I am in first team hockey. I have full colours in Public Speaking and Athletics. |
| What are your plans for 2019?
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Study |
| Future Plans Study (please specify):
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Study Fine Arts at the University of Stellenbosch. |
| Future Plans Gap year (please specify):
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N/A |
| Future Plans. Work (please specify):
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Freelance Graphic Novelist, illustrator, a career in film… I am not sure. |
| Future Plans. Other (please specify):
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I would like to travel the world one day. |
| National University. Where will you be studying?
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Stellenbosch – University of Pretoria |
| Degree Choice. National. What degree / course will you be studying?
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BA Visual Arts Fine Arts |
| Reason for Degree. National. Why did you choose this particular course?
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Art is my passion. |
| Foreign University. Where will you be applying to study?
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N/A |
| Degree Choice. Foreign. What degree / course will you be applying to study?
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N/A |
| Reason for Degree. Foreign. Why did you choose this particular course?
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N/A |
| Result Location. Will you be in South Africa when your final results are released?
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Yes. |
Interests
| Interests. What are your interests and hobbies?
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Painting / making art
Hiking Reading Gardening Music (I play guitar) |
| Inspiration. Who inspires you most? Why?
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The Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell. I admire his beautiful way of telling stories and expressing the English language. His world view of diversity, standing up for the underdog and changing the world through art is something I strive to live by.
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| Motto. Is there a motto / quote that you live by?
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“No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn” – Jim Morrison |
| Dreams and aspirations. Do you have any dreams for your future that you would like to share with us?
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I dream of backpacking through South America for a full two years one day. Other than that I would love to tour Great Brittan as I have a tremendous interest in history, art and churches.
I also dream of writing two books: One, an biography of my great-grandmother; the other, a graphic novel about Kwa-Zulu Natal for kids. |
