Sep 28, 2021
Habari yako? (That’s Kiswahili for How are you?) I am sorry for the long hiatus from this blog. For the past two weeks I have been away on a business trip to Kenya and unfortunately had very little time to dedicate to blogging. It was an intense period with many...
Jun 15, 2021
Earlier this week I came across a very exciting literary genre called the six-word story (also known as flash fiction). Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like – an entire story told in just six words. As incredible as that may seem at first, it is actually...
Jun 4, 2021
This week I bid farewell to my former job! It felt like so liberating to finally have this behind me as I prepare to take the next step in my professional career. As part of my farewell celebration, which was exquisitely prepared by my soon to be ex-colleagues, I gave...
May 22, 2021
Ramon and I bobbed up and down in the water for several anxious moments as waves crashed down upon us mercilessly. The waves were so powerful that they were literally wrenching the life vests from around our necks, almost choking us. It was clear to both of us that we...
May 21, 2021
Two years ago, not long before this Covid pandemic ravaged the world, I had one of my most memorable holidays ever in Malawi. Malawi is an amazing country which I highly recommend you to visit if you would like to get off the beaten track. Although it is one of the...
Apr 22, 2021
“Ana, cariná rote, aunicon paparoto mantoro itoto manto!” These words are the ancestral war cry that echoed in the ears of Europeans when they encountered Carib warriors in battle. This would have occurred frequently during their brutal conquest and...
