I Am Silke

Silke is part of our “Who Are You?” campaign, which began in Cameroon, Africa and has spread around the world. We gave her a disposable camera to give us a glimpse into her life. Silke recently began working at a chemist in Austria, where she lives in the main floor of her family’s home with her boyfriend, Kurt, while they search for an apartment. She excels at everything from creating elaborately intricate crafts to being one of only three female black belts in Iaido since her club’s foundation in 1976. As an only child, Silke’s friends are incredibly important to her and she loves spending time in nature. Silke is a beautiful work in progress.

We have cats, including Tiffany, the diva of the house.

The house where my boyfriend and I live with my parents used to belong to my grandparents. The worst thing in my whole life was the death of my grandparents.

Wrapping presents is something I do with all of my heart and creativity. My friend got married and asked for money for their honeymoon to Canada, so I “wrapped” the present in a little campground including a bear and folded the money into shirts on a clothesline.

Simple things like seeing the sunrise in the rear-view mirror on my way to work make me feel really good. Also, when I’m reading, listening to music or doing crafts I can forget everything around me.

I started making gifts for friends as a student with no money, but now I am proud of them and people look forward to receiving them, so I’m thinking about selling them online. We’ll see 

I love to feed squirrels in the park and geocaching—a global, GPS treasure hunt. The picture shows the first cache I found years ago (it’s still there for others to find).

Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day.

Playing cards with my friends, Sissy and Martin. Having friends who are always there when you need them is a gift which is priceless.

I love shoes!

Two of the three most important people in my family: my dad in the garden and my mom watering her plants.

I’m not good at taking care of plants but this little fellow is survival of the fittest, so I’ve divided it to give to my friends.

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