What do you do when your plane almost crashes? — That is the story of my final international trip of 2021. Welcome to the last part (at least for now) of the #journeywithawa series. Last you heard from me, I was saying goodbye to Dubai. …

This story begins where Part I of what I will now call the #journeywithawa series ended. Let me juggle your memory. It was the evening of January 23, 2021 and I was saying goodbye to Dar es Salaam on the Holiday Inn Rooftop in Dar’s business district. An easy breezy…

Rest, relaxation and total serenity — I last left you with my goodbye to the savanna plains of the African Sahel. That was Part II. Let’s continue, shall we? If you haven’t been here since Part I, where have you been? Alas Part III is here. We thank the Lord — this journey was a breeeeeze…

I have never sat down to methodically unpack a year and distill it into words. The experiences, observations and what I took from them have almost always remained in my head. This will be a first. With that, let’s debrief my 2021. The year taught me 9 lessons. Some might speak to you, some might not…

I promised you Part II and here it is. If you haven’t read Part I yet, start retracing your steps. I’ll be waiting for you here when you have. Before I even start, you need to get into the right energy so imma need you to listen to this song…

Hello world, it’s me again. I know it’s been crickets for the past year. Who am I kidding — more like a year and a half. Mes sincères excuses. If I start to tell you what 2020 did to me… But you know. It did it to us all. It…

You are radiant. You glisten as though nestled in the heart of the sun. The moonlight flitters on your body as though beckoning the magic of a firefly. Your eyes hold within them the light of the creator, beaming at the world with all the grace, compassion and strength of…

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has made resoundingly clear, it is that corporations have an inherent responsibility towards society. In the months since the first outbreak in China, many companies, both local and global, have risen to the challenge of putting human needs at the centre of their…

A few weeks ago, I stood with colleagues at our office in midtown Manhattan commenting on the coronavirus (COVID-19) headlines passing through CNN. As that time, it felt so distant — otherworldly, in fact. A few days later, there we were again, in the café. This time a cruise ship…