January 2025

I promised my little cousins, Samara and her twin sisters, that I would bring them cheese when I returned from Switzerland. It was an emotional WhatsApp video call that lasted almost 20 minutes. I had never tried cheese before and still…

When I received the email confirming my admission to study at Bossey, I stared at my sink full of dirty dishes and considered throwing them all in the bin. Who has time for dishes when they’re about to travel abroad? Priorities! (Zakayo…

Forget Cinderella’s magical glass slippers. High school gave us love letters, dancers at music and drama functions, and the kind of crushes you’d take a bullet for. I will tell you a story about my high school crush later. If you skipped…

No one ever talks about Mama Chakula! You know the women who turn smoky chapati dough into lifelines next to construction sites? You should try their tea, Oh my God it tastes so sweet it could win hearts faster than a well-rehearsed…