Nahlah Hendricks

-Where are you now?
I still live in Cape Town in the northern suburbs.

-List household members:
We are a family of four, my husband Ebrahim and two children namely, Sahlah (girl of 9 years) and Yas'aa (boy of 5years). I love them to bits.


-What do you do all day? If you're a serial career hopper, list your stops:
I am very much career orientated but not a generation X or Y where I change jobs or firms. After 'varsity I started working at ABSA and never left. I now work at ABSA Bank in the Compliance Environment. Very happy but continually stressed by my job.

The last 20 years in 100 words, or less, or more... No-one's going to count.

- Any less than-than-shining moments from The School Years?
The less than shining moment of my school career is that my matric results were pathetic and I decided to redo matric. I do not regret it but the embarrassment of going back to school got to me, but on the other hand the strength of character that it built plus the better results made it all worth it.


- Did you stay in touch with anyone? Who?
I have not kept contact with anyone from the class

- With the benefit of 20 years hindsight, did St Cyprians prepare you for life?
St Cyprians has definitely contributed to the person that I am today. I feel that within our year we had a diverse group of individuals, race, culture, religion etc. and that exposure I was able to carry through in life as I was able to appreciate diversity on all levels.


- Any stand out teachers?
Unfortunately I cannot remember all the teacher's names, maybe I have just blocked them out but honestly not one.


- Life lessons?
I always felt that I would make a much better adult that I was a child or teen and I was right. I was clumsy, naïve and unsure as a teen, as an adult I feel a lot more confident and content.

email: nahlahd(at)absa(dot)co(dot)za