Sveva gallmann

Born: 1980

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Education: M.S. Medical Anthropology

Occupation: Anthropologist, oral historian, educator, and project coordinator

Expeditions: With camels through East Africa

Favorite Places: Anywhere with open space in nature, or sitting at home on the edge of the Great Rift Valley by a fire listening to the night sounds outside

Best Discoveries: The Samburu spiritual healer Mzee Lemarkat and a Pokot herbalist Mama Langeta. Through them, I have uncovered many secrets of life

Favorite Items In The Field: Head lamp, dictaphone, cameras, sparklers, colored pens

Personal Hero: Elie Cross

Hobbies: Music, diving, learning new things

Website: www.gallmannkenya.org

Advice: Dreaming is great - but act on your dreams. They will be tomorrow's reality.