Lost yet not alone https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/ Sun, 5 Apr 2026 11:20:10 GMT World Nomads Adventures Hello there! Let's start at the beginning as that's always a good place to start. My name is Kyle Cullen, a well-travelled (I like to think) South African national who moved over to the 'Big Smoke', London, to pursue my dreams of breaking into the environmental job sector after many years in the financial industry (excluding a stint as a photographer on a cruise ship). I have always had an intense passion for conservation and the subsequent love of photography due its ability to portray environmental issues in a single frame. This passion led me to complete my BSc Hons degree in Environmental Management while working full-time. I moved to London to follow my dream of becoming an environmental advocate and/or travel writer/photographer by trying to get my foot in the ever narrowing door of travel/photography/environmental job opportunities. I feel that I'm the perfect candidate for this opportunity due to my hard-working, dedicated, motivated and compassionate disposition. This disposition, mixed with my eye for photography and passion for travel, as well as my mixed and adaptable skill set make me the perfect match for this formidable and rewarding opportunity of a lifetime! https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/photos/49765/South-Africa/Reflections Travel South Africa southernhemispherepirate https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/photos/49765/South-Africa/Reflections#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/photos/49765/South-Africa/Reflections Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:28:41 GMT 0 Hello there! Firstly thanks for viewing my journal, I appreciate your time and effort. My name is Kyle Cullen, a South African national (turned nomad) who grew up in a somewhat hippy/non-conformist/tree-hugging family, which led to my childhood being filled with memories of game reserves, snake handling, angry rhinos, whisky-stealing bush babies and various other fun ventures. A self-confessed corporate slave I have spent my post high school years completing a degree in zoology part-time while working full time and years later, I'm still trying to utilize my qualification and break into the environmental sector but with not much success (thus far). Photography has been a passion of mine since an ex-girlfriend convinced me that working on a cruise ship would be the perfect occupation, suffice to say things didn't work out on that front but after using a Nikon D300 for the first time I was never the same. A point and shoot thereafter could do little to satisfy my need for bigger focal lengths and better sensors. I've been trying to learn more ever since but as all budding photographers know, photography is an expensive hobby and I'm still saving for my 10-22mm (4 years later) https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/photos/41391/South-Africa/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Travel South Africa southernhemispherepirate https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/photos/41391/South-Africa/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/southernhemispherepirate/photos/41391/South-Africa/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:47:00 GMT 0