Category: PERSONAL BLOG

Bavandimwe, Iyaba muzi ayo mahanga ukuntu ahanda Mwajya mutugirira impuhwe. Mutege amatwi mbabwire ameteka yaho hanze babakangisha. Si umurwenge ahubwo ni akumiro. Turashima Imana yatugejeje muri ayo mahanga ngo dupagase. Gusa ntibakabakange, hano si shya shya. Amashyo?

Gentlemen, quick question for you, with all due respect— why are you not used to tenderness? A small smile and you think I want to undress you. If I wished to see your nakedness, I would make the request clear ———— I smile at everyone, everywhere. I love and respect every human no matter their…

I am in Atlanta, back from my non-Christopher Columbus voyage. It recently occurred to me: I have been insulated from archaic African societies’ mentalities since birth. I just wore a dress at my cousin’s wedding with a high slit (impundu impundu for the newest couple in town, Elie&Ange). My family members, who are mostly like…

As I reminisce on my stay in Kigali, I am reminded of the meaning of family. The truth is, I tend to clash with grandma because, she is used to a different parenting mode and I am not used to following orders. (Dad is the coolest parent in all of East Africa.) But it doesn’t…

Les Jeux Olympiques sont en cours (Olympics are ongoing) and the far right French are BIG MAD. Singer Aya Nakamura was selected to sing at the opening ceremony. While bred in France, she has 2 sins: (1) her skin is dark and (2) her blood is Malian. Critics are complaining she is not a representation…

Mbese ubuturage ni iki? Ubuturage si ubukene, uwaseka umuntu ko akenye yaba ari yo njiji iruta izindi muri Gasabo. Njye mbona ubuturage ari kugira imyumvire idasonanutse. Twese tugira ubuturage buke muri twe. Ariko hari abakabya. Mwokabyara mwe mwagabanyije ?

Today marks my 9th day in Kigali. I’ve had a hectic 2 years so my family sent me to rest (**ndasetse amasaro arasesekara**). I am spending time with my favorite people in the world who are feeding my soul. As if that was not enough, my sister took me on “a getaway within the getaway…”…

Very few truths are absolute. I would venture to say that even the Earth being round may not be an absolute truth. (Stay with me) Wouldn’t it be possible that with the advancement of technology we could one day discover crucial evidence to refute the theory? The point I am dramatically trying to make is,…

We are experiencing a slight generational clash. Dad is the middle man offering translation services. Grandma does not comprehend how a child can sleep longer than the parent whose house it is. I, on the other hand, fail to understand why we are playing racing games with the sunrise. Dad explains that Rwandan culture calls…

Nyamara twitegereje neza, twasanga izi gahunda z’abakozi bo murugo zikeneye kuvugururwa. Murabizi ntawanga imirimo yo murugo nkanjye, bityo, nsobanukiwe neza akamaro ko gushaka umuntu wo gufasha murugo. Ikiza kandi ntibihenda, mbona dukabije ari nk’ibihumbi RWF 50,000 ku kwezi. Umuntu akaza iwawe akakumesera, akagukuburira, akarera impinja, agateka, n’ibindi byinshi. Nibyo koko, ntibikwiye ko twagereranye ubuzima nyarwanda…