Like a Fish Out of Water

I’ve been doing some reminiscing latetly and taking a stroll down memory lane. My  mind has been traveling back to my high school days: the ugly school uniform, rolled up socks and (terrible) hairdos. Growing up in Kenya I attended a private school named...

The Grandfather I Never Knew

The following content is the opening of a book I am working on. It is my property and copyright protected, any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to copyright laws. Every now and then, when my family got together for dinner, I would stare at his picture on the...

Birth Control: American Dream or American Nightmare?

I have been on over 10 different birth control pills in my life. From the age of 18 on I have been consuming drugs that I can’t even pronounce. Words like ethinylestradiol norethisterone, levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol gestodene. And it wasn’t until I...

What I’m Digging: Moisturizer

There are two times during the year that my body is craving moisture: the winter and the summer. In the summertime I totally dry out and my face and body are as dry as the sahara. That’s when I need a super moisturizer to step in and do the job right. Having...

In Honor of Southern Sudan

In response to the independence of Southern Sudan I encourage you all to read this article. I wrote it last year and it highlights one of our students at Wilmington University. He was one of the original Lost Boys of Sudan. His story is both heroic and humbling. It...