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Stories

Recently, I was talking with a new friend about the Amy Winehouse documentary and how it had affected me, and she asked, “But would we care about these stories if they weren’t those of famous people?”. My answer was immediate, “Yes, unequivocally”. I already do. All of my days are narrated by stories; you could pay me in them. My favourite podcasts are the stories of ordinary people; my favourite…

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speaking the same language

speaking the same language

When I was younger and witnessing the relationships of my parents and their friends, I was sure that I could do the whole relationship thing much better than they were. They didn’t seem to talk to each other. Sure, they talked, but it was never about anything important. Most of the time, all the stuff that truly mattered to them was being left unsaid. When they did try to talk about anything…

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Love Language

  In the blossoming of new relationship, I’m learning how to speak an entirely new language. More specifically: I’m learning how to use the same words I always have, but with an understanding of what they mean to another person. The meanings and connotations of words are largely influenced by each individuals perspective. What is blue to me may not be blue to you. So, how can we ever truly know…

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No words can explain

No words can explain

“Sanskrit has ninety-six words for love; ancient Persian has eighty, Greek three, and English only one. This is indicative of the poverty of awareness or emphasis that we give to that tremendously important realm of feeling. Eskimos have thirty words for snow, because it is a life-and death matter to them to have exact information about the element they live with so intimately. If we had a…

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The Drama of love

The Drama of love

I love the drama of two people in love. I know that the love that lasts is not a Nicholas Sparks movie. I know that true romance is often not the emotional porn we’re sold in books and movies and perfume ads. But I also know that underneath the everyday domesticity of relationships, there are two people inches away from their most dramatic selves. We would buy the ticket for the possibility of…

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This woman gives me so much life @mauamarura #iphoneograpghy #iphonephotography #kenya365 #vscokenya #vsco #iphoneography #slowmotion #friendship #lapseit

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So ready .... #igkenya #igersnairobi #travelgram #latergram #vsco #vscokenya #iphonephotography #iphonography #kenya365 #tembeakenya #seekenya #waterfalls #chasingwaterfalls2016 #nyeri (at Nyeri, Kenya)

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Washed out ?! 😌☺️. So where are we off to this weekend ?! Any getaways you'd recommend ?! #igkenya #igersnairobi #seekenya #travelgram #latergram #vscoshoot #vsco #vscokenya #kenya365 #iphoneography #iphonephotography (at Kiambu)

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Felicity #igkenya #igersnairobi #latergram #vsco #vscokenya #seekenya #iphonegraphy #iphoneography #vscoshoot #kenya365 (at Ngong Hills)

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let us fall in love

let us fall in love

I wrote a love letter to no one ( or everyone, or just you) and then I decided to make it into a love manifesto. So here it is! Let’s fall in love. Let’s get so intoxicated by each other that everyone else is hazy and all of a sudden the only thing that’s clear is us. Let’s ignore all those who will tell us that we are not the exception; maybe their love has an expiration date but ours doesn’t…

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Places to go #igkenya #igersnairobi #seekenya #vsco #vscokenya #latergram #vscoshoot

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😜🤓. #igkenya #igersnairobi #seekenya #portraits #longweekend #seekenya #vsco #vscokenya #vscoshoot #travelgram #latergram (at Ngong Hills)

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Good Morning 🤗🤗. #igers #igkenya #igersnairobi #seekenya #todayisanewday #sunkissed #vsco #vscokenya (at Nairobi, Kenya)

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Insert deep caption !!! 😋😋. #illgrammer #vsco #vscocam #vscodaily #vscokenya #vscoshoot #travelbug #travelgram #latergram #ngongthings #makingportraits #potraits #portraits #igkenya #igersnairobi #seekenya #sunkissed (at Ngong Hills)

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Weekend madness #igkenya #igersnairobi #seekenya #travelbug #travelgram #traveltales #traveltuesdays #vscocam #vscocam #vscodaily #vscokenya #vscoshoot #illgrammer #lakenaivasha (at Camp Carnelley's)

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A big thank you to @nckathar @mauamarura @akhaenda @krhodaokoye @shillamswit1 to an amazing birthday weekend . I am definitely blessed and lucky to have you guys in my life. To many more of this . Gota juu ya hio story. Mapenzi tele (at Camp Carnelley's)

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In defense of being sensitive

In defense of being sensitive

We are always trying to better and better so often translates into “stronger”. We must grow thicker skin, be less vulnerable, less susceptible to breaking. We must not be fragile, we must not be sensitive, because all of these qualities are code words for being weak. Weakness, as we know, is a sign of deficiency – you are lacking, and that is why you hurt, that is why you break. Except, when I…

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