Category: PERSONAL BLOG

I have long observed humans.The most happy among us are those that have very low expectations of people.The most bitter among us are those that have high, often unachievable, expectations of others. The later group will ALWAYS be disappointed because humans will always err. My father is a very happy man, God bless his soul.…

Though I schooled in Rwanda until I was 16, I never studied Rwandan history in school. I did, however, learn all about greek mythology and the Sun King of France (Louis XIV). Ladies and Gents: TA-DA, colonization. In all fairness, I attended a small Belgian school. But Still! Somebody needs to hire me to draft…

Reason #1212 I don’t do humans: They are vapid and unreliable.They talk too much but say little.They are judgmental and void. They ask much but barely give. They have no tact & know no civility. They celebrate their neighbors’ doom. They love you today, hate you tomorrow. They are blasphemous and erraticThey don’t believe in…

I don’t believe in astrology. I don’t understand how it works; it isn’t science, it isn’t art. It is the “proposition that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying positions of celestial objects.” If I was to categorize it, I would say it is witchcraft. My brain has been conditioned…

Unlike Wakanda, Timbuktu is an actual city in Africa, located in Mali. I don’t know much about Mali other than the basics: West-African nation, former French colony, borders Senegal (which everyone knows, I am obsessed with.) I also know Sidiki Diabate, whose music I love, is a Malian who comes from a long line of…

Dearest Reader, Please pause your activities and raise your breakfast mug to the beautiful couple! My sister and her husband are celebrating 5 years of marriage and 15 years together. (**tears of joy**) As you know I am a fervent student of love. I long searched for the recipe of healthy longlasting love. I read…

Dopamine levels elevated, I’m still high from seeing my family. Like many African families, our family occupies nearly all continents. This is the tale of many African families who leave to seek greener pastures. (Though we are working hard to combat brain drain and are returning slowly.) In African family structures there is no distinction…

So pumped! The fam bam is in town!Last time dad, who washes his car daily, appeared troubled by the state of my car. This time I got my car detailed in preparation of their arrival. Now I’m pissed because they got a rental. Imagine all the shein fits I could have gotten… Sacrilege… Baby Gengs…

I have known 2 tried-tested-true gentlemen in my life. Dad and Papa Genga (My Brother in Love). But eishhh, Prof is very much beginning to look like another possibility… But since we have now learned ko amaso akunda, atareba neza, it will take the test of time to “confirmer nos dires.” What is a Gentleman?…