The last time I visited my parents in the village, I stayed a little longer than usual. There is something about that village air that makes you forget the chaos of the city. When I’m there, I go back to being their little girl. There’s no rush, no Nairobi traffic, and definitely no worrying about […]
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Have you ever felt like a complete tech imposter? If you’ve ever sat in a room full of developers discussing the intricacies of Kubernetes while you were still trying to figure out why your “div” wouldn’t center, you are not alone. My journey into the digital world began with a mix of extreme overconfidence and
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When I first arrived in Nairobi, I was fresh from the village and incredibly naïve. Like many young graduates, I was hungry for an opportunity and perhaps a bit too trusting of the advertisements plastered across the city. It wasn’t long before I fell victim to one of the most notorious Nairobi job scams, an
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It’s 8 a.m. on a quiet Thursday morning. I have my cup of coffee in one hand and my laptop open on the desk. Before I even check my emails or social media, I open ChatGPT. This has become my ChatGPT Routine, my little digital journaling session, my brainstorming buddy, my accountability partner, and sometimes,
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When I first transitioned to remote work , I had no idea how much it would change my life. I thought it would just be a different way of working, you know, no more commuting, more flexibility, and working in pajamas (which, yes, happens sometimes 😄). But what I didn’t expect was how deeply it
I still remember the first time I tried to “get into crypto.” A few years ago, curiosity led me into a room where people were talking about Bitcoin. I walked out more confused and $700 poorer after realizing I’d fallen for a scam I didn’t even understand at the time. It wasn’t Bitcoin’s fault; it
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Picture this: it’s a quiet 7 p.m. at night. I hit the “Enter” button on my laptop and lean back on my chair with a sigh of relief. I’ve just completed a one-day task for a client—one of the many gigs I take on as a remote worker. From the outside, it might look like
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When I finished my first coding course, I was floating on a high. I felt unstoppable—like I had unlocked a secret universe that most people didn’t even know existed. In my mind, I wasn’t just a coder now; I was the next Steve Jobs in the making. A few months —that’s all I needed to
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