Monthly Archives: February, 2011

Blogging 101: A Guide to Successful Blogging

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 23, 2011 — 22 Comments

Tweet Image copy-pasted from myfhamortgageblog.com A number of readers have emailed me over time, asking me questions like, what inspires you? Well, life does. Wherever I go, there is always something worth blogging about. Whatever happens in my life can always be put into a certain way so that it’s interesting to read. As you [...]

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First Class Honours Degree in Computer Science

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 21, 2011 — 44 Comments

Tweet When I first entered JKUAT, I was determined to get out with a first class honours degree. And I got it! I’ve been walking on air this past week because I’m ecstatic. What does this mean? It means I get a teaching job at the university as a teaching assistant, a scholarship possibly to [...]

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Friendliness: It’s not a matter of race

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 9, 2011 — 21 Comments

Tweet I’ve met so many people here, from so many different nationalities: Germans, Americans, Croatians, Canadians, Kenyans, Italians, Britons, Spaniards, Congolese, Zanzibaris, Belgians, French nationals (Frens? Frenchians?) etc. Most are tourists, some work here, some to visit, some for whatever reasons… goes without saying I’ve met lots of Rwandans too. Let me break this into [...]

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Parties, Funny Pets and Long Weekends

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 8, 2011 — 6 Comments

Tweet Last week, there were two public holidays in Rwanda. One was Heroes’ Day which was on a Tuesday (1st Feb) and the other was an elections day for local leaders, which was on Friday (4th Feb) so in the end, we only went to work for 3 days! How can I not love Rwanda [...]

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Definitions

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 2, 2011 — 9 Comments

Tweet I didn’t want to tweet this coz a blog is more permanent, you know? Anyway, maybe you’ve read them before but they always make me smile. Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & an idiot at the other. Love affairs : Something like cricket where one-day internationals [...]

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