How many days can survive without food and water? My near-death experiences with starvation.

As I reflect upon my life, I am very thankful that I am still alive today. I don’t take any day for granted anymore. I grew up in one of the most difficult times in my nation’s history. As everybody rushed to seek refuge, many people did not make it. I was very young and …

10 Amazing facts about Rwanda and Reasons to visit in 2018

2018 is an exciting year for my beautiful nation, Rwanda, and for travelers around the world. As a proud Rwandan, I am very happy that we are finally starting to get the recognition we deserve by many international tourism agencies around the World. As we start this year, Rwanda has been featured as one of …

How does it feel to be a US immigrant from one of the countries that Trump called a “shithole”?

I am from Rwanda, a beautiful country in the East African region. According to Trump’s statement, my country would be considered a “shithole” too! Rwandan Flag Honestly, I was very offended. I wondered how do we have such president in the oval office. Out of 330 million Americans, how did we end up with this stupid-crazy …

My personal story on how I overcame anxiety and depression in Graduate School.

This happened to me when I was doing my Ph.D. studies in graduate school. In general, I am a very strong dude, emotionally and physically. I had my fair share of tough times in my childhood. I grew up very poor, selling sugar canes in the street of Kigali and doing many other odd jobs to …