Dave’s answers
How would you describe yourself in three words?
Fair, dedicated, organised
What were the three happiest moments in your life so far?
Doing relief work in Indonesia after an earthquake in 2006, buying my first professional video camera, meeting Dani (brownie points!)
What is the last book you read?
Shantaram
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
Balut – soft boiled duck embryo, Philippine delicacy
If you won €20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Invest enough to support myself and Dani for the rest of our lives. I would apportion some for relief work in Indonesia and the rest would be spent on travelling this world before it/us is gone.
What do you do when you think no one is looking?
Have a good scratch…
List five things you would need to survive, if left alone on a deserted island.
Dani (of course!)
Surfboard (I’m assuming there are waves on this island)
Wind-up radio
Guitar
Lots of rope
Dani’s answers
How would you describe yourself in three words?
Hard worker, creative, loyal
What were the three happiest moments in your life so far?
I think I am quite a fortunate person– I have a great family, have had good opportunities in life, and now I have the perfect boyfriend, so I can’t complain. To pick out three moments though…
- When Dave told me the words I love you for the first time during a trip to Portugal...I knew that for him to say it he really meant it.
- I think that always when I am covering a good journalistic story I am in my element, regardless of the story. I get this adrenaline that I can’t explain...it’s the whole process, from getting the information, from going out there to film it, writing, editing, and seeing the final product.
- When I finished writing the three theses I have had to do in my life. First for the graduation course and after for my two MA degrees. It was just a feeling of achievement, of mission accomplished, and of “thank god this is over!”
What is the last book you read?
At the moment I am trying to finish Blood River, by Tim Butcher, about his journey through the Congo River. Got a bit sidetracked during The Ultimate Job, but I can’t wait to get back to it.
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
On the top of the list is Balut in the Philippines, for sure. I find it quite interesting how the weirdest food changes from country to country. Balut is a delicacy in the Philippines, everyone loves it, and they definitely don’t think it’s strange at all. In Brazil we like to cook chicken hearts on the BBQ. Dave finds it very strange although I love it...
If you won €20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
I would definitely travel a lot, and keep some for our retirement days. But I would also spend a good part of it on educational programmes for disadvantaged people. I was lucky enough to have parents who always believed that education was the most important thing they could give me, even if they didn’t have much money for other things. And I would be very happy if I could give the same opportunities I had to other people, after all, educated people are much harder to manipulate...
What do you do when you think no one is looking?
Sing and dance.
List five things you would need to survive, if left alone on a deserted island.
mmm, Dave, he comes really in handy for all sorts of things, Coconut water, sun cream, a fridge full of meat to make BBQ, and an environmentally friendly house....mmm, can I add a bodyboard, bikini collection and havaianas?
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