With her secretarial skills, Ingrid obtained a job working for the Kennis publishing house at the Here XVII Building in downtown Cape Town by late in 1952. She used the money to rent a small apartment above the sea in the suburb of Clifton,Metelerkamp (2012), page 58. which she shared with her close friend, Jean "Bambi" du Preez.Metelerkamp (2012), page 59.
