PinnedOf heartbreak and glowing skinThree years ago, today at an exact time like now, I thought I was dying. I knew I was dying. I was going through the worst heartbreak. As you can tell, I didn't die. But to understand this story properly, I need to take you to the beginning. On October…Reinvention6 min read
Aug 10, 2021I’m turning 32 today, here are the five things I’ve learntHappy Birthday to me! Second one in a lockdown. But, my heart is filled with gratitude to be here right now with my family and friends. Healthy and well. Birthday’s are a time to reflect and I’d like to share my five top (life) lessons to date. A lot is…Birthday Thoughts3 min read
Mar 7, 2021My Torn Dress: Thank God we don’t look like what we have been throughFriends, I want to take you on a journey with me. A wild trip that involves: A torn dress 15 minutes before a speaking engagement at an international conference. In 2019. Yes. No fiction here. All truths. Two years ago, a time like today (March 7), I was planning to…Storytelling7 min read
Dec 3, 2020I don’t deserve to be here and other liesFriends, I have a dirty little secret. I discovered something that scares me. It keeps me up at night. I walk around, with bated breath that I will soon be found out. Sometimes, I think I’m inadequate. A complete fraud. Wait, how? Hmmm…yes. I struggle with imposter syndrome. What is…Imposter Syndrome5 min read
Nov 3, 2020It’s not them, it’s your CVIn 2016, in a span of two weeks or less, I submitted 38 job applications. There were countless more from my phone. Whenever I came across a job advert, I would skim through the requirements and within an hour of seeing it, I got applying. …Cover Letter6 min read
Sep 8, 2020Am I ‘Nairobian’ (yet)?About 11 years ago, I left Mombasa for a new city that I had only read about in the news. I was joining the University of Nairobi as a Fresher. Nairobi — at least to us Mombasa people — was famous for crime. Robbers and thieves. I had heard countless…Nairobi7 min read