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My Coworker Asked if Kenya Has Wi-Fi and I Said Smoke Signals
Here is my rule for surviving ignorant questions about Kenya: one joke, one fact, one invitation — and everybody gets exactly two chances. Write it on a sticky note and put it on your desk at work. This formula has ca…
My son told me I've changed and I still don't know if it was an insult
When your child tells you that you have changed, the only wrong answer is a defense. Don't list what you survived. Don't laugh it off. The correct response is one question — “Changed how?” — followed by the hardest th…
My Dubai Cousin Brought Phones for Everyone and Never Once Ran for Mayor
My cousin Makau landed last week Monday. The family found out on Thursday. From his mother. On a call that was originally about something else entirely. Wueh. Sit with that for a second. No countdown statuses. No "Nai…