As we move towards the end of the year, I would suppose we are grateful for life and good health. Despite it being a difficult time, we have made it, and are […]
How does grief in time of travel feel? It feels sad, a scary lonely place you wouldn’t wish on anyone. There’s panic and the feeling that your life will […]
1) You will feel at home: You’re really home. You’re sinking your teeth into familiar food you’ve missed for so long: matumbo (cow entrails) fried tilapia, nyama choma (grilled meat), ugali (maize […]
You know you’re a seasoned city dweller when you’ve attended just two village funerals your entire life. Mum’s village funeral is the second for me, my brother’s was the first. Our road […]
There’s a line in the book, “The fault in our stars,” that I find myself recalling during this trying time. It reads, ‘Then I realized that there was no one else to […]
The clock has ticked aloud into my third year of blogging. WordPress has slid me a quiet message without much fun-fare; no balloons or whistles have been blown, the skies are not […]
“Dad, how big is the heart?” a ten-year old me inquired. “Make a tight fist with your hand,” he said in a half-whisper. “Like this..” I made my fist into a ball, […]
I’ve boarded quite a few planes in my lifetime. Not so many as to compete with my pilot buddies, or business tripper acquaintances or even seasoned globetrotters who have just about racked […]
Travelogues of an African Girl 