Ndiritu Boniface

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

25. Hawaii, where lava meets the sea.

Kilauea is the most active volcano on Earth: it has been erupting almost continuously for over 200 years.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

8. Bete Giyorgis, Ethiopia

This is one of the eleven churches carved into the volcanic hills of northern Ethiopia over 800 years ago.

[Kiprono Leting @KipronoLeting]

FOUR BAGS EVERY HIKER SHOULD HAVE:

• 30 litre backpack - For day hikes.

• 50 litre backpack - For polite camping trips.

• 70 litre backpack - For Mt. Kenya & Kilimanjaro expeditions.

• 100 litre duffel bag - For long trips like Rwenzori.

[Kiprono Leting @KipronoLeting]

Q1 hikes 2024.

𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
- Rhino Hill (Aberdares)
- Sapper Falls (Aberdares)
- Gatamaiyu Trail (Kagwe)
- Ololosokuan (Kajiado County)
- Nyanduma Forest (Aberdares)
- Mt. Olesayeti (Kajiado County)
- Kereita Forest (Aberdares)
- Tigoni Falls (Tigoni)

𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
- Elephant Hill: Gatare Route (Aberdares)
- Point Thompson & Shipton's Peak (Mount Kenya)
- Kwenia Trail (Kajiado County)

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
- Karura Forest (Nairobi)
- Eburru Forest (Nakuru County)
- Gatamaiyu Forest (Aberdares)
- Gatango Falls (Aberdares)
- Kenungu Falls (Aberdares)
- Kahunira Trail (Githunguri)
.
17 Hikes
Total distance: 208.6 km
Total elevation gain: 9,220 m

[Ugochukwu Madu @UgochukwuCFR]

How to Write an Award-winning Statement of Purpose (SoP) in 6 Paragraphs: This Approach earned me 6 fully-funded Scholarships in the United States

Paragraph 1: "Growing up" stories such as “ever since I was a child, I had always known I would become the next Albert Einstein,” have become a cliche in graduate school application. Instead, think of making your entire first paragraph all about the problem you've identified, how you're interested in solving that it, and conclude by mentioning that applying to this program and university will help you achieve that aim.

Paragraph 2: Now that we know the problem you want to solve and your interest in solving it, proceed to convince us about how prepared and qualified you are to pursue this interest at our university. Start with academic qualification and link it with other experiences and strengths that make you the most qualified applicant - more like "this is why you should admit and offer me funding."

⁠Paragraph 3: Of all universities in the world, why did you choose our program and school? Talk about university and/or program ranking if they're highly ranked, availability of top-rated faculty members (highly cited/referred professors) "especially Prof. XYZ who encouraged me to apply after I reached to him given our aligned interests" (importance of cold email), world-class learning environment, state-of-the-art research facilities, interdisciplinary study approach, the university’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion among other factors.

⁠Paragraph 4: Career/professional goals: What do you see yourself doing after your bachelor's or master's or PhD (depending on which you're applying to), and how the program/university you're applying to will prepare you for these post-study goals.

Paragraph 5: What are you bringing to the table? Reel out what you'll contribute to the program and university if admitted. Here, you leverage on your paragraph 2 (qualifications and experiences) to subtly brag about how you'll be a great addition to the program/university.

⁠Paragraph 6: Wrap up your SoP by briefly reemphasizing why the problem you identified in paragraph 1 needs to be addressed, your qualification, how you look forward to resuming and learning from the best at their program/university.

Tips:
1. Use a laptop or desktop to work on your SoP. Using Word on your mobile device isn’t encouraged. It doesn’t do a good formatting job. If viewed on a large screen, it may appear scattered.

2. Formatting: 1-2 page(s), 1.5-2.0 spacing.

3. ⁠Header: Insert a header that reads thus, "Statement of Purpose: Architecture Ph.D., Harvard (Fall 2024) - James"

4. Don’t submit an SoP written by AI. You can ask AI for ideas or template, but SoP must be in your own words.

5. Don't sound desperate. Don't sound like you're begging to be admitted.

6. ⁠The truth is, your CGPA, awards, and experiences aren't enough. Identifying your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) and knowing how to synthesize them to your advantage is everything.

7. ⁠See this as an opportunity to market yourself. Make the review committee see what they stand to lose if they don't admit/fund you.

8. Save and submit SoP as PDF: This way, your formatting is locked and won’t appear scattered when viewed on a desktop/laptop with a big screen.

9. An award-winning SoP isn’t written in a day. Start with a draft and continue working on it every day to improve it.

10. Get a second eye to review and make comments. This is what I recommend – someone in your field should do the first review followed by an “outsider” (someone who knows little or nothing about your field). The “outsider” will let you know if your SoP is written in a language that is clear and easy to understand.

If you're new to my page, I share study abroad hacks/tips and FREE resources on scholarship/graduate school application. Follow my page (@UgochukwuCFR) let's grow together.

[Saheed Kolawole @temabef]

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[Anyango @StaciiTess]

I used a total of Kes 45,000 for my trip to Rwanda. P.S I travelled by bus.
45k was inclusive of transport, food, alcohol, accommodation, and all the other activities I did. Mambo nikujipanga tu. Plus I was with my friends so cost sharing was cheaper.

[SokoAnalyst @SokoAnalyst]

ADVICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES :

1. Build a home earlier. Be it rural home or urban home. Building a house at 50 is not an achievement. Don't get used to government houses. This comfort is so dangerous. Let all your family have good time in your house.

2. Go home. Don't stick at work all the year. You are not the pillar of your department. If you drop dead today, you will be replaced immediately and operations will continue. Make your family a priority.

3. Don't chase promotions. Master your skills and be excellent at what you do. If they want to promote you, that's fine if they don't, stay positive to your personal.
development.

4. Avoid office or work gossip. Avoid things that tarnish your name or reputation. Don't join the bandwagon that backbites your bosses and colleagues. Stay away from negative gatherings that have only people as their agenda.

5. Don't ever compete with your bosses. You will burn your fingers. Don't compete with your colleagues, you will fry your brain.

6. Ensure you have a side business. Your salary will not sustain your needs in the long run.

7. Save some money. Let it be deducted automatically from your payslip.

8. Borrow a loan to invest in a business or to change a situation not to buy luxury. Buy luxury from your profit.

9. Keep your life,marriage and family private. Let them stay away from your work. This is very important.

10. Be loyal to yourself and believe in your work. Hanging around your boss will alienate you from your colleagues and your boss may finally dump you when he leaves.

11. Retire early. The best way to plan for your exit was when you received the employment letter. The other best time is today. By 40 to 50 be out.

12. Join work welfare and be an active member always. It will help you a lot when any eventuality occurs.

13.Take leave days utilize them by developing yr future home or projects..usually what you do during yr leave days is a reflection of how you'll live after retirement..If it means you spend it all holding a remote control watching series on Zee world, expect nothing different after retirement.

14. Start a project whilst still serving or working. Let your project run whilst at work and if it doesn't do well, start another one till it's running viably. When your project is viably running then retire to manage your business. Most people or pensioners fail in life because they retire to start a project instead of retiring to run a project.

15. Pension money is not for starting a project or buy a stand or build a house but it's money for your upkeep or to maintain yourself in good health. Pension money is not for paying school fees or marrying a young wife but to look after yourself.

16. Always remember, when you retire never be a case study for living a miserable life after retirement but be a role model for colleagues to think of retiring too.

17. Don't retire just because you are finished or you are now a burden to the company and just wait for your day to die. Retire young or whilst energetic to enjoy waking up for a cup of coffee, enjoy the sun, receive money from your business, visit nice place that you missed and spend good time with family. Those who retire late, spend about 95% of their time at work than with their family and that's why they see it difficult to spend time with their family when they retire but end looking for another job till they die. If they don't get another job, they die early.

18. Retire at your house than at government accommodation so that when you retire you can easily fit into the society that raised you. It's not easy to adjust to live in a location after spending more years at company house or at government house.

19. Never let your employment benefits make you forget about your retirement. Employment benefits are just meant to make you relax, get finished whilst time is moving. Remember when you retire no one will call you boss if you don't have a viable business.

[Pwani Tribune🌴 @PwaniTribune]

So the idea of a fly-past staged by 'our friends' the US came to be. With Kenyatta writing to US President Gerald Ford on 28th September 1976 that a 6 US plane flypast on Jamhuri would "further show where our friendship lies and discourage those who might want to make trouble"...

[Fola Aina @folanski]

The application process for an American study visa, also known as an F1 visa, can be broken down into the following steps.

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[Dr. John Njenga Karugia PhD. @johnnjenga]

I don't know who needs to hear this but am going to leave it here.

Finish that high school, course, training, college, university and graduate. Hang in there. You can do it. Don't give up. A step at a time. A page at a time. An exam at a time. A semester at a time. Go win. ⚖️

[James DiNicolantonio @drjamesdinic]

Start your day with protein & you’ll:

Be less hungry during the day
Have stable blood sugar
Have zero sugar cravings
Have more focus & energy

All because you ate meat, eggs,
yogurt & fruit.

[ephraimnjegafan @ephraimnjegafan]

If you increase the price of goods in your shop, in the short run you will notice a spike in sales revenues. You will laugh all the way to the bank or MPesa kiosk. But after sometime, the sales will start going down as customers explore cheaper options.
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[Wendy Waeni 🇰🇪 @WendyWaeni]

EMBASSY VISA INTERVIEWS: Avoid These Common Mistakes!!
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[Andrew Githiria MD @DrGithiria]

If I had a chance to fix only one thing in healthcare in Kenya, I would streamline Referral System in both public and private healthcare sectors. I solve the current nightmare experienced by Medical Officers Interns as they make frantic calls to escalate patients up the referral system. I would create a robust national referral system/platform manned by medical doctors, where all referral requests are logged in, justified, reviewed, accepted/declined (with reasons) and monitored in realtime. This would then be integrated into national ambulance 🚑 services on the ground.

[The_Bearded_Dr_Sina @the_beardedsina]

Please read & share

I noticed that we have been admitting a lot of patients with Kidney diseases.

Shocking is that most are Young. Less than or around 40 years.

I tried to do a detailed list of some top kidney destroyers I noticed and how to prevent

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[First Doctor @FirstDoctor]

6 important medical items to have at home:

1. First aid box: for home accidents
2. Thermometer: for body temperature
3. Routine meds: e.g. if diabetic
4. BP device: if you're hypertensive
5. Glucometer: if you're diabetic
6. Inhaler & portable nebulizer: if asthmatic
Take note.

[Business Mindful @BizMindful]

20 Places You Must Visit Before You Die:

1. Machu Picchu, Peru