BIO – VONNI ROMANO

Born an isolated farm girl in Grabouw district, I’ve lived in South Africa my entire life. My real education only started after I’d produced four children in six years, after I had completed a BA Hons at UCT. My sanity-keepers are aqua aerobics, cooking, gardening, musseling and life-writing, while shoe-string travel, music, theatre, art movies, good food and wine bring me joy. Now 82, an adoring matriarch of a large, challenging family, I’m a survivor who’s still passionate and curious about Life! Thanks to my deceased Greek husband, Romanos, a chunk of my heart will always pine for the Aegean. Contributing author to the Life Righting Collective’s This is how it is anthology.