• Lifestyle & Relationships

    Dubai is Perfection for Princes

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    I have always dreamed of visiting Dubai, the city of skyscrapers, luxury, and opportunity. I heard stories of how people from different countries and backgrounds found success and happiness in this cosmopolitan hub, and I found myself wanting to be one of them. That's why, in November of 2016, I decided to take a bold step and travel to Dubai from Kenya, where I was living, in search of a job.

  • Work & Life

    From Fishing Village to SEO Wiz

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    I believe in the power of education and self-education. Buckle up, for this journey isn't just about SEO; it's about defying limitations, embracing the unknown, and proving that, with unwavering will, anything is within reach.

  • Work & Life

    The Magic Of Never Giving Up

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    I didn't plan to write this article. But the young man I am today is a reflection of all my insecurities from when I was growing up. Reflecting on my primary and secondary school days, many people thought I was weird because I was silent and shy. Losing my mum at a young age and coping with my aggressive stepmom was no less than an adventure I never dreamed of.

  • Fiction

    No Room For Veal

    I was only six months in, working as an apprentice chef at Rocco’s, a family-run catering outfit based in the suburbs of Greater London; Esher Common to be exact. The Esher site was a multi-story production and storage outpost and the place where most of the culinary magic happened. Mid-July; daytime. The sun was high, and the winds were still over the stony shoreline of Brighton Beach. I smelled the air and listened to the crashing waves in front of me. Peaceful, I thought, took one last drag, and stubbed out my cigarette in the overflowing ashtray. Our staff had gathered at the client’s site, The Lock, a boxy event…

  • Work & Life

    From Academia to a Gompa and Back: How Retreats Brought Me Full Circle

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    Enmeshed in a busy year working at my academic office at my university, I thought about attending a retreat. I wanted some relief from the tiresome routine. As a postgraduate student, I was embroiled in a substantial project of completing a research dissertation. The subject I was working on was philosophy/theology and ecology, and I enjoyed it. This was the year before the arrival of Covid-19, and there was still a bustle around the corridors and offices of the School of Humanities.

  • Work & Life

    Swimming Out and Changing Careers

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    Let me set a scene for you. I’m at gorgeous Coogee Beach in Sydney, on the Pacific — just had a really nice swim — and the sun is about to set on my twenties. As I watched the sunset, I thought a lot about what I want my thirties to look like. And it hit me like the waves that struck me during my swim. I thought to myself, “I do not want to be in the office anymore.”