I started attending boarding school at the age of eleven and since then have never lived home full-time. …

I have written 11 books but each time I think ‘Uh-oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’ — Maya Angelou — If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, then you probably know that I am not one to shy away from difficult topics. From loss, to growth, to mental health, sharing my experiences authentically is at the core of why I began writing in the first place. That’s why…

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein — I’ve spent more than half of my life abroad, away from my native Tanzania. I first left Tanzania at the tender age of 4 which was when I was just starting to form meaningful sentences in Swahili, my mother tongue. Two flights later, I ended up in a small Austrian…

“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for. “ — Robert Kiyosaki — Good-for-you habits such as exercising regularly, eating healthy, and living below your means are key components of leading a healthy life. However, they are very difficult to implement. Why? Because in the short-term, they don’t feel good at all, at least not to me. …

Let’s get right to business: studying abroad is more than just the cool thing you get to do in your late teens or twenties, it’s also a way for you to differentiate yourself in today’s highly competitive talent marketplace. However, for many of us, studying abroad is a luxury. The…

On November 2nd 2021, I published an article on my blog titled 3 values I was reminded of by 41 orphans. Among other things, that article was really about how I was adjusting to losing my only living parent, my mother. Simply put, I wasn’t adjusting at all and in…

In 2018, I was burnt out. I had 12–14 hour work days most of the year, was never home due to back-to-back business trips, and my to-do list governed my day to day. My life felt like a race with no finish line and I was always exhausted to the…

When I was younger, I was such a birthday girl. I used to stay awake on my birthday eve and come midnight, I would start to awkwardly dance around. …

In 2008, I spent my holidays at the Tumaini Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I was visiting my mentor, a 52-year-old patient with a brain tumor. My mentor was a wonderful person, not because of his numerous professional, academic, and personal achievements but because of his dedication and commitment…