It’s easy to love you, really. You’re easy to get and uncomplicated… once one gets past all the holiday and cultural etiquette required to survive and thrive here. It’s easy to see the kindness within you, in the smiles of strangers, and in the invite to drink bunna together… in the drape of that
Warm and golden, the taste lingers days on from the moment. Welcomingly tender, surprisingly more enticing than expected… the heat flooded in, coffee-tinged, warm and delicious. Astonishingly sensual and now… feverishly anticipated.
Blue. That is what stands out for me in Addis Ababa. Not to say that the entire city is blue but the taxi cabs and some of the public buses are blue. And vintage. I spent a long time trying to sort out what type of cars were in use as taxis. They looked like […]
My journey to Ethiopia begins in 18 days. I was stuck at a crossroad a few weeks ago when I happily accepted a year-long public health director position for a very small organization that operates in three countries in Eastern Africa because, a few days later, out of the blue, I received a request for […]
Music plays a big role in everyday life. Before my 12 hour night shifts at the ER, I would get ready to some thumping reggae, afrobeat, pop or reggaeton music. I have reminisced about my youth to the tune of those golden oldies. Some songs remind me of my Papa when they play, and others […]
I am excited. In August, I set off to live in a land that is not my own, that I have never even thought would ever be my home. I shall live in a rural area. I shall do public health things. And I know that it will be a challenge. As such, I look […]
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Love, Loss, and Life's Adventures
The heart harries the mind to tarry; only dead fish go with the flow
The dream is free; the hustle is sold separately
Tales of humour, whimsy and courgettes
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mkhana in transit 
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