I
am many things. One thing I am particularly known for is my passion to explore
and my desire to see new things, places, eat new foods and to share different
experiences. Sometimes it’s hard to balance all these passions with pressing
realities but one must make the decision objectively and after considering all
relevant consequences.
A
week or two before my embassy appointment, I received a letter which I had been
waiting for; for close to a year- my admission letter to the bar school in
Kenya. I was at cross-roads between choosing to travel 8525.99 miles which
is literally across the world to experience a new culture and to train in a
field which I had limited skills in or to finally get over the last hurdle of
being a licensed advocate which has been a long dream coming...
Truth be told, the
American Embassy is not the friendliest consulate I have ever been to. The
glass and microphones are a tad bit intimidating even for this lawyer. I did
manage to convince the stern officer of the nature and purpose of my visit and
I was issued with my visa. It was not until this point in time that I had a
serious reality check and I knew what I had to do…
Saturday,
January 11th 2014 was a remarkably cold day in Washington DC….well
maybe not, but I guess my body was going through shock after having spent a
week prior to that with my family in the beautiful humid coastal city of
Mombasa. My overly energetic sister Shiru had insisted that I visualize and
master the art of feeling warm and thinking of the sun and the blissful feeling
of the warm rays on my skin…I should have taken this lessons more seriously for
sure as the sun is just but a distant dream to me now…..
The Atlas Service
Corps started in 2006, and is an international network of nonprofit leaders and
organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address
the world's 21st century challenges. Their mission is to address critical
social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting
innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals.
Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in a 12 to 18
month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build
organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global change
makers.
I am humbled and excited to be serving at the Nike Foundation under the girl-effect program. Having a passion for girls, the skills which I have learnt from working with “Sisterhood” as well as other skills which I have obtained from law and working in the civil society in Kenya made this definitely a package I couldn't by pass in this life time.
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| Current Atlas Corps Fellows at the long fellow statue in DC. |
I am humbled and excited to be serving at the Nike Foundation under the girl-effect program. Having a passion for girls, the skills which I have learnt from working with “Sisterhood” as well as other skills which I have obtained from law and working in the civil society in Kenya made this definitely a package I couldn't by pass in this life time.
I love the fact that
my passion and career have almost converged and I cannot wait to see what this
journey will look like in the next coming months….
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| Awesome Class 14 fellows donning traditional attire |
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