One of the main reasons I would turn down a date is I did not have a plan B. I don’t think I have ever eaten in a restaurant expecting someone else to pay without a plan B in my socks. I have never left the house to a meeting…
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26: Part 2
Since you followed from the last blog, the other countries I have been to so far is United Kingdom and Canada. Does Egypt count? Not sure… Canada was my first country. At the time I hadn’t been to any place that was more than 40km away. I only knew Roysambu…
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26: Part 1
If a beautiful woman told you she is 26, you would wonder if she is engaged, married or a mother of at least one kid and look keenly to see if there is another on the way. No? What about a serious relationship? At least she is heading somewhere, most…
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Mami
If you met my mum today, You will learn that… she is chatty My mum was brought in/at/on Mt. Kenya. You know the way people get sunburns? She got freezeburns. She would darken because of the cold and her face would be sour. She was quiet and introverted. Yes the…
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My first Funeral in Kisii: Memories versus Facts
As I turn 26 in three weeks, I have only attended one funeral, maybe two though the first one wasn’t attended fully. I was 8-9 years old. After 5 years of not going to Kisii, we were told that we were making a trip there. We sat facing each other…
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Living in Kisii: Memories Versus facts
My first time going to kisii as an adult after 16 years was very profound because it made most of my memories very clear. First Memory: Bad As a 2-3 year old girl, I remember watching drops of rain dig into the earth creating fresh holes while others dug into…
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Sarah Nyanchera Nyakeri-Mureithi: Culture and Identity
If I told you my first three names, High chances are you will confidently call me Nyancheri or Nyankeri minutes later. This is from data collected over 20 years of my life. The few who says any of my names correctly are hardly forgotten. There is something about saying someone’s…
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