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Tag: writing

  • 101 essays that will change the way you think by Brianna Wiest

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    101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think is one of those rare books I know I’ll return to again and again this year; not because it’s dense or demanding, but because it’s gentle in the way it unsettles you. Each essay is brief, often just a page or two, but they don’t rush…

  • The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi

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    I Wanted a Man Who Saves Himself -So I Started Saving Myself If there’s ever been a book that demanded more than just reading ; that asked for strength, patience, and a whole lot of emotional recalibration, it was The Rational Male. This was a difficult read, at first. I didn’t finish it in one sitting. I…

  • The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

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    The Sex Lives of African Women was, without exaggeration, one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. Not because it was easy. Not because it was comforting. But because it was real — raw, unapologetic, and deeply human. I came into it with assumptions I didn’t even know I carried: that sexuality for African women was…

  • Awareness by Anthony De Mello

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    It wasn’t loud. It didn’t demand change. It didn’t tell me to fix myself, to meditate more, to become “better.” Instead, it simply asked: Are you awake?And in that quiet question, something shifted. The book is a gentle call to look inward, not to fight who you are, but to understand it. To notice the…

  • Journey Through Southern Africa: Reflections on Adventure, Kindness, and Growth

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    Hello, my fellow travel enthusiasts! Since my first day of work, I knew I wanted to embark on a road trip across various countries. Initially, I had my sights set on Europe, but when my friend moved to Mozambique, the pieces fell into place. Although this was meant to be a solo adventure, I’m grateful…

  • What seven days on the road will do to you

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    I finished my final exam for my Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree on 14th December 2022. I remember very clearly that it was a Wednesday. Four days later, on Saturday 17th December at about 5:55 am, I boarded Tahmeed from Nairobi to Dar-es-Salaam, and about one-fifth of my trip began. As is customary whenever I…

  • Airport conversations

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    Photo by Anna Gru on Unsplash A conversation with Felistus on August 5th 2023 2128hrs The specificity of the time- that’s from this little trick I started where I add time stamps when I’m journaling because I journal up to five times a day. Shoot me; writing is a form of therapy for me. I don’t for…

  • Unexpected Friendships And Impromptu Travels

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    I’m seated at Addis on my layover, laptop about to die and my cable is not suited to the charging ports they have at the airport. If someone had told Felistus at the start of the year that she would be seated in Addis on her way from Ghana and Ivory Coast she would laugh…

  • Rendezvous Of Two Single Childless Friends in West Africa

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    I literally had to force myself to put down the book I was reading (Hanya Yanagihara you beautiful genius) because more than three hours into my flight, I was yet to get started on the skeleton of this blog and it’s something I was very committed to getting done on this flight. So, whilst looking…

  • Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

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    Fountainhead by Ayn Rand was not an easy read for sure. I started with the author’s note and had to use my dictionary every few statements. I remember almost giving up. But my colleague had sworn by this book, and so I had to stick it out and find out why. At one point, frustrated,…