I've been collecting quotes since sophomore year of college and over the last 7 years, this is one of my favorites: "The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there." - Robert Pirsig,Β Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Back in January … Continue reading heart and hands
I wrote this bit back in December when I was in Mexico City for ten days and never published it. [December 23, 2019. Mexico City.] I wrote this little piece almost a year ago. About how I never know the reason why Iβm doing something and how I take myself places for no actual reason. … Continue reading traveling is a gateway to finding a better you
Monday was a holiday here and I didn't have work... my plan was to work on my side projects all day. I woke up early ready to hit the world and realized I forgot my laptop in my sister's car. So I decided to tune up my old bike and go for a ride. (did … Continue reading an ode to my bike
one of my favorite parts of living in a shared house is the family dinners. it all started on our first week in Nairobi. who said beer and popcorn can't be dinner? when you don't feel like going out, there's always buddies who will cook and eat with you. and when you don't feel like … Continue reading family dinners
ππππππππππππππππππππππππππ ELEPHANTS! I went to Nanyuki with friends last weekend and saw a family of elephants drinking water from a watering hole! We crossed the equator inside of Ol Pejeta πΆ Also, I went to the beach (between Watamu and Malindi) a while ago π that me on an East African beach π (thanks Jovan … Continue reading ELEPHANTS and MORE
whenever I have a picture blog in the work stream I just freeze and all the blog post ideas get backlogged because it takes me so long to edit the pictures. so I decided to not edit the pictures and just dump them here so I can move on with my life. on Easter weekend, … Continue reading i ate 3 fish in 24 hours – kisumu
last weekend, my friends and I went to Lake Magadi, a little over 100km from, and about 25km from the Tanzania border. Lake Magadi is a salt lake that is about 80% covered in soda in the dry season. To get to the lake, you have to go through the TATA Soda Plant and pay … Continue reading two days in paradise – lake magadi
we are a consumerist society. even if you don't consider yourself an average consumer, chances are you are still consuming just as much as that person who buys new shoes every week. listening to music, watching netflix, binging podcasts, reading books are all forms of consuming too. maybe we like to pretend that reading books … Continue reading create and consume
my main task during my internship is to update some 1000+ odd data sets on Environment Live. Some days it can get a little repetitive so I listen to podcasts while formatting Excel sheets. Today, I listened to about 4 hours of Philosophize This! One of the things Stephen said that a philosopher said and … Continue reading we are a set of possibilities
this is my grandma. my dad's mom. my ν λ¨Έλ. she lived a long life before I was born and lived a long life after I was born. she did things and thought things and loved things I will never know. when I was a kid I heard that a grandmother's greatest love is for her … Continue reading my grandma
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