Louisa SwadenGlobalisation — for richer or poorer?Can we truly ever develop a single marketplace, with a global set of standards, regulations and rules, without destroying cultures and…Nov 15, 2018Nov 15, 2018
Louisa SwadenBlood, sweat and breastmilk — we carry onI signed up to be a Blood Biker last year, a volunteer post in which a rider (or car driver) gives up at least two nights a month to be on…Oct 16, 2018Oct 16, 2018
Louisa SwadenYour perception is your realityHow the power of your imagination can change you physically and mentallyAug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
Louisa SwadenIt was risky but I still did it. Why was that?As I write this it is the Muslim celebration of Eid and I’m in Tanzania. There’s a definite air of holidays about the day. Call to prayer…Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
Louisa SwadenLeft or right at this junction? How to avoid the stress of decision overloadDo you find that sometimes you just don’t want to have to decide where to go today, what to do, eat or buy? You wish someone else would…Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
Louisa SwadenRelativity and motorcycling: how riding fast actually slows you downThere is no single ‘now’ moment we share, time is an illusion and runs at different speeds for us all. It’s a wonder I can still get to the…Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
Louisa SwadenFeeling at ‘one’ with your motorcycle? That’s because you areTechnology is blurring the boundaries of where ‘we’ begin and endJul 7, 2018Jul 7, 2018
Louisa SwadenWhat would Bruce Lee do?Tanzania’s first all-female motorcycle social enterprise Pikilily has been forced into an emergency stop, which has called for a radical…Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
Louisa SwadenMotorbike riding improves your sixth sense, but you knew that, right?Bikers are worldly. They’ve seen things, man. They have perspective, probably the result of always looking farther ahead than most people…Jun 18, 2018Jun 18, 2018
Louisa SwadenMaslow in Mwanza — why Tanzania is a long way from the Toyota WayTanzania does not have much of a culture of prevention. There is a strong leaning towards the ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ mindset…Jun 15, 2018Jun 15, 2018