One of most powerful stories I have read in the past few years is Khaled Hosseini’s, A Thousand Splendid Suns. What drew me the most to it was the sensory experience of the read. I could feel myself in the room with the characters; I could see myself walking on the streets of Kabul and
Purity was rushing to church, she was late, she couldn’t afford a TukTuk, she had a 30-minute walk ahead of her. It was her day to ensure everything was set up for the 9 am service. She was panicking, there was no way to reach anyone either, she had forgotten her phone at home rushing
As the month of January comes to an end, for some it is a celebration because of payday. I celebrate because I was blessed to turn a year older this month- something you can’t take for granted. And I have learnt a very powerful lesson; keep my eyes on the prize. There are so many
In November last year, I sat down at home one evening and began to reflect on my year. All the things I set out to accomplish, which was quite overambitious, where never achieved. Not even one my friends, not even one. This gave me pause, I began to look at what I may have learnt
To be honest, I really preferred to sleep in last Saturday. It was a weekend, after a turbulent week, I needed the rest. But I had committed to head back to my Alma Mater to cover the first event of the alumni association’s event calendar. It was mentorship day. Normally the alumni come in to
I have been reading a pretty interesting book, Half the Sky, a book by the American journalist power couple; Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, the first couple to win a Pulitzer amazing! They have written several books, Half the Sky is their third, reading it angers me and also gives me hope in equal measure. It explores the