23 Mar 2020 - Reality checked in for me when a fellow Kenyan in Sweden, who is close to retiring announced that he had lost most of his retirement plan savings to…

9 Mar 2020 - They told her that they would burn her vehicle, kill her and also kill my dad who they claimed was also going through a similar ordeal wherever he…

2 Mar 2020 - Don't be the guy who walks around with lose change to hand out to everyone you meet during your visit home. You not only create expectations for…

24 Feb 2020 - I don’t know whether you have seen the video of a Kenyan lady who is living in the streets after coming back home from the US. Apparently, she was…

17 Feb 2020 - I got into money lending. Guys, this was not for faint-hearted. Some people, especially men tried to con me

10 Feb 2020 - I kid you not, I almost died of a hangover during the festive season. I could not even leave my bed and had a headache for two days over three…

3 Feb 2020 - A female teenager in lodging, with male stranger who was supposed to give her a job. Did I even mention that my parents were not aware of this hustle?

27 Jan 2020 - I have also found myself in a situation where I was standing between two white people. We went to a spa and the owner only shook hands with the white…

14 Oct 2019 - I have lived in Sweden I have lived like a pauper due to poor choices in life, suffered major depression that saw me miss work for several days and…

12 Aug 2019 - Dear readers, When I started this blog I had three main objectives, to educate, motivate and rant. This is now the third year and I feel like I had…

8 Aug 2019 - I have never spoken about this but one of my constant anxiety here is not being able to take care of my parents when they grow older. I'm lucky…

5 Aug 2019 - When I decided to move to Sweden, I really didn't think of the consequences that I would have to live with. Reality checked in two months when I…

1 Aug 2019 - Don’t forget that a relaxing drink in the air may be one you later regret. The cabin’s dehydrating environment combined with the effects of coffee,…

29 Jul 2019 - Watu wa dini ya msambwa, Jehova Wanyonyi and prophet Owuor, I don't know if this post is for you but you can still try.....

25 Jul 2019 - Until three months ago, I was really struggling to find friends in Sweden. Most of it, my fault. When I wasn't saying the wrong things to the right…

22 Jul 2019 - So on this particular evening, my overparked bags met Governor Mutua. We were both walking from the waiting hall to board an Emirates to Dubai which…

18 Jul 2019 - Shop, shop, and shop till you drop dead. And if you don#t die and anyone judges you, buy the clothes they are wearing too. A summer wardrobe update…

15 Jul 2019 - Some of my acquaintances, just like me have a very twisted sense of humour. I have no limits with my jokes with them and neither do they. But then we…

11 Jul 2019 - While they are not super friendly over here at least they get something from all the taxes they pay. They have a medical plan that works, reliable…