- Hypertensive? Me?
High blood pressure has been a chapter of my health journey for about a year now. I thought to share my experience and learnings for anyone who’s on a wellness journey, too! How I found out… In September 2022 I underwent a minor day surgery. I had a similar procedure done before in Germany,… Read more: Hypertensive? Me? - Epilepsy and 1900 KES monthly
The reason why I don’t want to have a car in Nairobi (besides the ones we all think of: jam, repairs, cops, cleaning…) is that I could miss out on what makes life. You see, Kenya is a walking nation and many real human encounters happen while walking. After lunch I walked to the… Read more: Epilepsy and 1900 KES monthly - Noise pollution. Are you leaving your health at the mercy of others?
Yesterday my friend and I refused to pay the fare on the bus. The driver had ignored our repeated requests to reduce the volume of the deafening music. That threat quickly led to the desired change. The volume came down and finally we could communicate verbally with the conductor: “Will you pay our hospital… Read more: Noise pollution. Are you leaving your health at the mercy of others? - Not Monday again! <-- is this you?
People approach me saying that they just don’t feel effective at work, drained or stressed. This post is a collection of questions for those who want to take a first step to change something, knowing they have to take control: of their feelings and maybe even of the actual situation at work. Sometimes it… Read more: Not Monday again! <– is this you? - London and the Need for Talking
November 2011. This article will make some of you smile others frown. It is about returning to Western Europe, “the first world”. I lived in East Africa during the last three years. I was often asked whether I am not scared of losing my edge (IT expertise) or becoming “slow” or how I can… Read more: London and the Need for Talking - Saturday morning magic in Nairobi
Sometimes I’m asked why Nairobi. It’s these Saturday morning things: An old muslim mzee cycling by, a massai dressed in colourful blankets, a rasta sitting on the bus next to a woman with a church headscarf. A stranger taking a boy on his lap because there’s no free seat, adolescent writers telling the interviewer… Read more: Saturday morning magic in Nairobi