THE WORLD AS MY WITNESS

Oh my! Blogging twice in the same year!? Don’t panic, it’s not going to be another ‘self reflection’ type thing - this post has good vibes only (do I sound millennial or what??).  I think I’ve had enough heavy reflections for the next 3 years so instead I want to share some of the adventures I’ve been up to. [Disclaimer: adjusting photos in Blogger is harder than bullet formatting in Word so just enjoy the photos and trust me I tried to get them in somewhat of a spatial order but the photo is just going to go where the photo wants to go.] I celebrated my birthday with my a few of my favorite things: brunching, taco night and glamping middle of nowhere   I also went back to the States and got reunited with friends I haven’t seen in 10 years at one of my oldest friend’s wedding! It was oddly surreal being reconnected to that chapter in my life. Everyone was asking me what life was like in Africa, but I hate talking about myself so I was super awkward in answering.( 'I heard you'...

HAHAHA Do you know me? As if I ever had a clue what’s really next? It’s strange that I had this ‘dream’/goal of driving impact in 3rd world countries, and now that I’m here I’m just at a crossroads of what I want next. Maybe it’s an American thing: Go to school, get a job, get married, etc (Ohmigosh is that what’s next? Getting married?! Duck!) and I’ve reached my goal to a certain extent and now it feels like I’m recalibrating - almost starting over. Now I have a job, but how do I want to shape my career? What I’ve learned is that my guiding star is growth and impact. I left PwC because I had high growth but minimal impact. I left Komaza because I had high impact and low growth. My relationship was preventing me from growing, but maybe impact was there? And that’s what I’m using as my compass right now. So while it does feel like since I turned 26, I’m writing similar learnings and having similar introspection and reflection, I’m ok with that. I don’t regret anything. I’ve learned mor...

Well, like at the end of the movie Mean Girls , I sucked the poison out and cut that toxic shit out of my life. Riiiiigggghhht..... As if it could be boiled down to one easy sentence but I suppose it really actually could. It definitely didn't feel easy (and it still doesn't) and it definitely didn't happen in one sentence but here I am. As 2021 turned the corner, I started therapy (#NormalizeMentalHealth - guess what? May is Mental Health Awareness Month!) I'm trying out meditation for the first time (I highly recommend the app Insight Timer - great free resource). I quit my job and started a new one. When I put in my notice, someone told me 2 other people put in their notice on the same day (Seriously, can I not have a surprise to myself!!!?). I loved and I lost (If you somehow end up reading this... I’m sorry I wish you the life you deserve). Phew! It's been quite the Q1! And right now I’m typing this as my view (I’m dogsitting those two doggos and see how they...

It’s bittersweet to read my last post; how I talk about self-love and perspective, self-awareness, etc, Only to find myself not too far from where I was when I turned 26. So what happened since I last left you? It feels like so much and not at all. Geographically, I’ve moved a couple places. Traveled to Thailand and Ireland. Professionally, I’ve also also moved. Personally, well I’m back where I started it feels like. I’ll try to make sense of the last 3 years, at least for myself, if not for you. So after my last post when I turned 26, I went home, albeit for a short week period. It felt weird, like I saw this parallel life I could be living. Anyway, it was the first time home after moving to Kenya 7 months prior, and while I was glad I was home to reset and feel grounded, I’m also glad I was only there for a short time. Otherwise I would’ve probably gotten homesick and stayed. It was when I was at home, I said no more d*ck drama (yes duck drama hehe gotta keep this PG for my mom) bec...