Gone are the days of our fathers. The good old days when grandpa would educate his sons so that they could become “Mwalimu” or “Daktari”, an old man’s pride was to see his sons become respectable people in the society. In those days, a teacher was held in high regards. Everyone looked up to them... Continue Reading →
It’s Sunday morning. Most ladies in the hostel are busy preparing for church. I would probably be coming back from morning mass around this time on normal Sundays were it not for the lazy bug that bit me. Been stacking laundry for the past 2 weeks; each day I woke up with the intention to... Continue Reading →
It’s 7am. My alarm has been on snooze for centuries now. I had planned to wake up at 5 am to go jogging and do some reading but it’s as if the Sky spirits and warm bed conspired against my desire to keep fit. I stare out of my hostel window; the Jacaranda tree is... Continue Reading →
It all starts with logging into Facebook. The first things you see are pictures of your primary or high school classmates. They all look so happy, smiling in high end places. Their outfits are sharp, their teeth all so white and perfect. Things seem to be working out for them. Some are getting scholarships to... Continue Reading →
Dear Jessica,The past 4 months have been an eye opener. Each morning as I commute to my ‘work place’, I see women coming back from the market; they’ve got huge loads on their heads, their babies strapped securely on their backs. Some wield heavy kikapus, from the look of things; they seem to weigh not... Continue Reading →
*** Choices. We make them every single day, from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed. The freedom of choice is a fundamental human right enshrined in the constitution. The only thing that distinguishes us from other animals is the human ability to discern and make choices based on what... Continue Reading →
I have always been the kind of person to overthink stuff, and I hate that very fact about myself. Why can’t I just be normal like everyone else?? Why do I have to go through things a thousand and one times before finally settling on one thing? Why can’t I just wake up one morning... Continue Reading →
Last night I read a piece dubbed “The Real Housewives of Campus” by a female blogger on BlogSpot (www.vehlmedia.blogspot.com) and I couldn’t help chuckling a bit intensely to myself. The manner in which the writer portrayed ladies who gave their boyfriends or “husbands” for that matter, “housewifely” benefits was too hilarious. In as much as... Continue Reading →
The human society is composed of a bunch of messed up judgemental people who tend to think that they are more superior compared to everyone else around. We subconsciously segregate others and think of them lowly just because they don’t share our ideals or may have an opinion that slightly differs from ours. Just because... Continue Reading →
The sad moment in one’s academic life when you just can’t seem to understand stuff however hard you try. You stare at a page for hours on end but all you keep doing is drifting away. The fact that you may have an exam just a night away does not make matters any better. Self... Continue Reading →
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