10 Questions: Kaari Schlebach

Kaari Schlebach.

Kaari Schlebach is founding director of Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling, the Tibetan Buddhist Centre at the top of Parakiore Hill, and Himalayan Trading Post - a registered charitable company on 89 Cameron St. She is also the organiser behind the Artisans Fair on the Canopy Bridge at the Town Basin.

Kaari is the mother of three "grown up, wonderful children" and has been with her partner Paul Currie for 26 years.

1. Describe yourself in three words?

Creative. Kind. Crazy.

2. What is the most important advice you have ever been given?

Contentment comes with being satisfied with what one has.

3. What album is playing on your stereo/computer at the moment?

Jason Mraz [American singer-songwriter].

4. What cheers you up when you feel down?

Music, cuddles and female friends. On a more serious note: meditating on death and impermanence motivates me not to waste time on trivial matters.

5. Tell us something that most people don't know about you?

I really really dislike Brussels sprouts - yuk.

6. As a child, who or what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a princess.

Why?

Because I wanted to wear a tiara.

7. Describe a typical Monday morning?

Monday mornings are planning times when I get myself organised to tackle the week ahead.

8. Have you ever cried at the movies? If so, what were you watching?

Lots - I am way too emotional and get moved easily - mostly by kindness. Random acts of kindness always gets me.

9. Do you have any party tricks?

Not really. I'm pretty boring actually.

10. What's the best bargain you've managed to nab in the past year?

I bought a wonderful piece of Aaron Hoskins art at the last Artisans Fair. His work is truly amazing, - however he sells them way too cheap! So there's my bargain - art from the heart.