Julian Sendin, South African, Masters candidate in City and Regional Planning at the University of Cape Town. My short term professional goal is to either complete my articles and practice law as an attorney and operate in the field(s) of planning, property and environmental law or to complete the two years candidacy necessary to become registered as a professional city planner and work either in the field of natural resource management (which would include water catchment areas such as Goronogosa), local economic development and housing.

I am motivated to take part in the 2015 Lost Mountain Symposium by the possibility of meeting inspirational and driven individuals from different walks of life and sharing with them a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Mozambique’s pristine Gorongosa National Park. I am especially excited by the multidisciplinary and hands on approach of the project and equipping myself with the planning and management principles of the Leave No Trace technique. I believe that a symposium as exciting as this is bound to give rise to watershed moments, foster paradigm shifts and beckon a spiritual awakening.