The Meaning of Happiness Changes Over Your Lifetime

2014/09/23 by mkhana

Originally posted on Center for Advanced Hindsight:
The following is a scientific and personal article written by CAH member Troy Campbell about happiness. One lovely afternoon, I began chatting to my grandpa. I was completely unaware he was about to say something that would change my view of happiness forever. In the middle of our…

Untitled

2014/09/02 by mkhana

I had a crisis while I was living in Liberia. I was living in a lovely, air-conditioned apartment that was a few hundred feet from the American embassy, with a mzungu roommate who worked for the World Bank, and I was working on public-health-capacity-building matters. I would lounge in the spacious living room, admiring the […]

The Return…

2014/07/31 by mkhana

It’s been 6 months since I posted on my blog. I feel guilty. I feel bad. I feel like I have let down a loved one. I suppose words have been missing and so I felt like I couldn’t write anything down. That, plus the fact that I was living in a tiny village in […]

Fighting Shadows

2014/01/05 by mkhana

The shadows of your words cut deeply, perhaps as you intend. And, though I bleed inside, I refuse to let my blood show through. Holding my head high, remembering just who I am and what I am here for, and who I am here for saves me. Keeps that blood that you try to draw […]

Let’s Talk Hair!

2013/11/25 by mkhana

So, one of my biggest worries when I made the decision to come to Ethiopia to work in public health was how to best take care of my natural hair. In Kenya, it’s easy…Kenyatta Market…about $15 – $20 and you have long skinny braids or Senegalese twists with really high quality extension hair after sitting […]

Distance Sucks

2013/11/24 by mkhana

Thrilled beyond measure today, I was. Your voice in my ear, my heart pouncing upon your every word… as finally, finally, the instrument began to work. The world had separated us as technology failed for what seemed like years…it was down for two days… So pleased, I was, to hear your voice, and hear your […]