fireflyandrew56
Introduction
I am a male.
I am single. I am job seeker. I am Resort manager, designer, all rounder. Design and construction. Boat builder. Professional scuba diver. Environmental infrastructure project manager..
I joined expat.com on 29 December 2022.
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fireflyandrew56created the thread Looking for employment in Mozambique/Southern Africa forum on the Mozambique forum
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fireflyandrew56posted on the thread Looking for employment in Mozambique/Southern Africa
Expat experience
My time in Pemba was an investigative project to see what potential it had for a combination of environmental resort, estate, and community NGO.
Running an environmental NGO, on the very remote island of Bugaba, in the Ssese islands. Creating an extremely livable volunteer camp with innovative environmental concepts, in the middle of a rain forest. Perfect purification systems, no smell, no touch toilet composting systems that provide toxin free, natural fertilizer for the Permaculture farm, and methane gas for heating and cooking. Extremely reliable lternative energy systems, and designs for exciting new ways of collecting energy and storing it. Designing and building excellent accommodations for the camp, and schools, and WASH systems for the communities. Taking on full responsibility for over a dozen children and a plethora of abused or needy animals.
The beauty, potential, and the children, animals and nature. And the challenge of creating something from nothing, without any carbon footprint, or harming the environment in any way.
The only thing that ever made me wish I wasn't here, was the very few evil people you would meet. But in saying that, Uganda probably has the most naturally friendly people I've ever met, and the fewest percentage of bad people. But like everywhere else, bad people exist, and they must be dealt with, as honorably as possible.
I was running an exclusive, glamping, eco-dive-resort. Planning, designing, and building the unfinished facilities of the resort. Managing the finances and budgets. Researching and developing all the dive and game fishing sites in these uncharted waters around the top of Mafia Island. Overseeing all the departments, kitchen, front of house, etc. And taking guests on dives, and game fishing tours.
Beautiful, untouched area of the world.
Married at the time. Owned and ran my own construction company. Designing and building exclusive furniture, high quality kitchens, house renovations, and residential construction. Team leader on one of the biggest sports conferences in the world. The 2000 International Rugby Summit. Fitting out 100 million plus dollar yachts.
Great mountain biking. Met some great people.
Too much crime. Too much hate. Racism.
Born in Victoria, Australia. Parents moved around. Grew up on one of the first resorts in Queensland. Finished school in Victoria. Studied boatbuilding, then design and construction, English literature, and psychology, social work, and resort management. Worked in boat building, construction, landscaping, and hospitality industries. Traveled to the Maldives and Europe, through Asia. Then traveled to Africa, with some quick returns to Australia.
