Rubin welcomes you!
As a native Afrikaans speaker, which is closely related to Dutch and Flemish, I studied psychology in English and worked for a team of psychometrists under the supervision of a psychologist to learn more in an actual testing and research environment. Then I worked for 5 years in HR before I migrated to Johannesburg to try my hand at earning commission. During this period Johannesburg had a vibrant gay community and I founded the first gay business association (The Family Business) in Africa in 1992, which evolved into the GAY PAGES magazine. We organised outrageous cabaret shows at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre and was guided by my theatre mentor, Bernard Jay who was Divine's manager back in the US. The first edition of the GAY PAGES was born on 10 December 1994. This date of 10 December is also the date that the new South African Constitution was signed by Nelson Mandela in 1998. This date to celebrate human rights was also adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. Today the Gay Pages this is one of the 20 oldest printed gay glossy magazines in the world and is archived in different places, including in the USA. Our apartment is filled with a great selection of gay books and magazines and guests do get the feeling that they know me after a few days, even if I am seldom there, but I'm always immediately available telephonically. Any of our guests are welcome to grab a book or magazine as a souvenir. I'm always in contact and am happy to offer advice about Port Elizabeth, the Garden Route, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Botswana or Namibia. In the interim you van get to know us by visiting our website ******** with over 8000 globally relevant articles. We love traveling and have explored over 100 of South Africa's game lodges. Having lived half my life in different cities I realised a long time ago that every place has some interesting characteristics and travel teaches us to appreciate that. The only way for us to understand the fascinating world that we live in is to explore and to thrive in our discovery of so many things. We hope to guide explorers of the Eastern Cape and South Africa to discover the reason why South Africa has such a large number of returning visitors annually. This is a little piece of paradise that is not on the global map, yet when you take a stroll on Paradise Beach observing frolicking dolphins metres away from you then you grasp why this is such a special place. No wonder the local community refused to allow oil exploration in an area that experts believe has huge natural resources. It reminds me of Unobtanium in Avatar. A small number of conservationists are trying to protect the natural unspoiled beauty of such a special and rare place in the world. Naturally and sadly it's a battle that will be lost, as we are sitting on massive energy resources consisting of helium, oil and gas. Enough to solve significant energy issues caused by the Ukraine war. So get here while the South African Rand is undervalued by 300% and the natural habitat is exquisite.
As a native Afrikaans speaker, which is closely related to Dutch and Flemish, I studied psychology in English and worked for a team of psychometrists under the supervision of a psychologist to learn more in an actual testing and research environment. Then I worked for 5 years in HR before I migrated to Johannesburg to try my hand at earning commission. During this period Johannesburg had a vibrant gay community and I founded the first gay business association (The Family Business) in Africa i...
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RubinMember since: December 2022
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My pronouns: He/Him/His
Relationship status: Married/Partnered
Spoken languages: English, Nederlands
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Rubin welcomes you!
As a native Afrikaans speaker, which is closely related to Dutch and Flemish, I studied psychology in English and worked for a team of psychometrists under the supervision of a psychologist to learn more in an actual testing and research environment. Then I worked for 5 years in HR before I migrated to Johannesburg to try my hand at earning commission. During this period Johannesburg had a vibrant gay community and I founded the first gay business association (The Family Business) in Africa in 1992, which evolved into the GAY PAGES magazine. We organised outrageous cabaret shows at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre and was guided by my theatre mentor, Bernard Jay who was Divine's manager back in the US. The first edition of the GAY PAGES was born on 10 December 1994. This date of 10 December is also the date that the new South African Constitution was signed by Nelson Mandela in 1998. This date to celebrate human rights was also adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. Today the Gay Pages this is one of the 20 oldest printed gay glossy magazines in the world and is archived in different places, including in the USA. Our apartment is filled with a great selection of gay books and magazines and guests do get the feeling that they know me after a few days, even if I am seldom there, but I'm always immediately available telephonically. Any of our guests are welcome to grab a book or magazine as a souvenir. I'm always in contact and am happy to offer advice about Port Elizabeth, the Garden Route, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Botswana or Namibia. In the interim you van get to know us by visiting our website ******** with over 8000 globally relevant articles. We love traveling and have explored over 100 of South Africa's game lodges. Having lived half my life in different cities I realised a long time ago that every place has some interesting characteristics and travel teaches us to appreciate that. The only way for us to understand the fascinating world that we live in is to explore and to thrive in our discovery of so many things. We hope to guide explorers of the Eastern Cape and South Africa to discover the reason why South Africa has such a large number of returning visitors annually. This is a little piece of paradise that is not on the global map, yet when you take a stroll on Paradise Beach observing frolicking dolphins metres away from you then you grasp why this is such a special place. No wonder the local community refused to allow oil exploration in an area that experts believe has huge natural resources. It reminds me of Unobtanium in Avatar. A small number of conservationists are trying to protect the natural unspoiled beauty of such a special and rare place in the world. Naturally and sadly it's a battle that will be lost, as we are sitting on massive energy resources consisting of helium, oil and gas. Enough to solve significant energy issues caused by the Ukraine war. So get here while the South African Rand is undervalued by 300% and the natural habitat is exquisite.
