Since Valentine Day falls throughout the month of February, now we have selected to spotlight an exquisite Mashatu couple, Judith and Gordon Rothmann. Let’s get to understand a little extra about this superior husband and spouse group.
Judith Rothmann
What’s your position at Mashatu?
I run with Mashatu Attach, which is the reserving division for all street and air transfers out and in of Mashatu. This contains flights and street transfers for visitors staying at Mashatu Euphorbia Villas, Mashatu Hotel, Tuli Safari Hotel Mashatu and Mashatu Tent Camp; in addition to the variety of homes situated within the Northern Tuli Sport Reserve of Botswana, wherein Mashatu Sport Reserve is positioned.
Let us know a little about your self
My identify is Judith and I used to be born in Gobabis, a the town in japanese Namibia within the center of the farm animals farming house. I moved again to Botswana with my folks who had been at the beginning from Botswana Ghanzi house when I used to be 16 (many moons in the past).
What does an ordinary day at Mashatu seem like for you?
We home-school our youngsters. So, it’s getting up and working via the home ensuring youngsters are away from bed and get started with college, then getting ourselves in a position for the day at paintings. We begin paintings at 07:00am. and I get started the time off by way of checking my emails. This fashion I will be able to respond to shoppers/brokers, and get the entirety arranged at get started of the day. I spent maximum of my day at my table, aiding shoppers/brokers over electronic mail and phone, in addition to updating street switch and flight schedules.
What do you like maximum about your position at Mashatu?
As a best safari and tourism vacation spot, we will get very busy making sure nobody misses a flight or street switch, Logistics can get difficult, and I wish to be at all times up to the mark. I like that on a daily basis gifts me with other demanding situations. This has intended that I’ve had a chance to achieve an working out of the business and increase my problem-solving and organizational abilities.
What do you like maximum about Mashatu?
There are simply such a lot of issues. If I had to make a choice something that’s the BEST facet of dwelling within the bush, it will be attending to reside so with regards to any such vary of untamed animals who so peacefully settle for us into their properties. We’re very fortunate to be staying on Mashatu!
Favorite Animal
Elephant: Do you know: On every occasion the elephants really feel down, they convenience one every other with contact. Grownup elephants can’t soar. Elephants have a greater reminiscence than people. Elephants are terrified of bees. Once they pay attention them, they run as rapid as they may be able to 🤣. Don’t attempt to outsmart an elephant! They perceive fundamental mathematics and will even stay monitor of relative amounts. Elephants are the one non-human animals to mourn their useless, appearing burial rituals and returning to consult with graves.
Favorite Chicken
Woodlands Kingfisher : It is thought of as a logo of peace, promising prosperity, and love.
Favorite Dish or Meals
Seafood, braai vleis (meat) and braai broodjies (bread) 😉
Gordon Rothmann
What’s your position at Mashatu?
I’m assigned because the Workshop and Upkeep Supervisor. I’ve two sensible groups of fellows who’re devoted to making sure the fleet of automobiles and camps are stored as much as usual. The groups are small so now and then this can be a very difficult process now we have been assigned with, however we’re at all times up for a problem and due to this fact we revel in it.
Let us know a little about your self
Smartly, I used to be born in Mpumalanga South Africa however immigrated to Botswana on the younger age of 8 with my folks, as my father selected to just accept a task alternative at BCL mine in Selebi Phikwe. That is the place my adventure started and my roots had been set. After finishing number one college at Kopano (which means come in combination in Setswana) Number one College in Selebi Phikwe, I needed to end my training profession again in South Africa. I had at all times had a liking in opposition to motor mechanics and on the time, the native colleges weren’t as complex as colleges in SA in that specific box. I returned domestic in 2009 and ran the workshop in Selebi Phikwe till 2017, once I determined to transport to Maun Botswana to look which alternatives would lurk there. As an alternative of commercial regardless that, I discovered love within the type of my spouse Judith Rothmann who lately works with me at Mashatu Nature Reserve. We moved in in combination, me, her and her (now our) 3 youngsters. It didn’t take very lengthy prior to we had a kid of our personal in combination, any such blessing. Anyway again to the query to hand prior to I am getting too some distance off monitor. It used to be in 2020 that I were given the placement at Mashatu, I haven’t seemed again since.
What does an ordinary day at Mashatu seem like for you?
Chaotic, but thrilling! On a regular basis brings a brand new problem, a brand new resolution and a brand new standpoint. We now have an excessively lively group right here at Mashatu, so anywhere we’re wanted we at all times stroll right into a pleasant and alluring paintings setting. From time to time the times can get lengthy and tiring however we at all times stand in combination and pull via.
What do you like maximum about your position at Mashatu?
I must say that it’s extra about my involvement right here, than my position as a supervisor. I revel in running along with my groups at the flooring and difficulty fixing in combination. On every occasion we are facing a problem we are facing it in combination as a group and all of us speak about the placement. I consider in taking enter from all individuals of the group into account prior to we take motion. This is helping construct wisdom and morale, which is why now we have any such nice, lively and succesful group. So that you could sum it up, the phase I like essentially the most is the truth that teamwork is what makes us who and what we’re.
What do you like maximum about Mashatu?
Mashatu has probably the most attention-grabbing landscapes I feel in all of Botswana. We now have numerous adjustments from flat grasslands to jagged mountain levels (or koppies). Right through the wet season we also have what mimics marshlands in some spaces. Consider me it could possibly get sticky available in the market! I additionally love the historical past of this house, there may be such a lot of it.
Favorite Animal
Weirdly sufficient the Noticed Hyena. I feel it’s their ugliness that makes them horny. Additionally revel in listening to them early within the morning prior to going to paintings.
Favorite Chicken
Now not a lot of a birder, however I really like the decision of the Woodlands Kingfisher.
Favorite Dish or Meals
I’ve at all times been a burger man. A lekker oxtail potjie could also be best elegance graze.
Photographs by way of Rebecca Du Toit