Passport
13 stamps across 5 countries so far: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Korea, Netherlands. Trips, hikes, paint nights and the odd volcano.
NairobiJanuary 2026TripNairobi, second homeBack in Nairobi six months later, this time with a museum built to trick you.
NairobiJune–July 2025TripNairobi, first visitMurals, painted buses and a city that moves faster than its traffic. The start of a habit.
MusanzeApril 2025AdventureBack to the mountainsAnother northern hike, a walking stick that became a friend, and a visit to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund campus.
ZanzibarMarch 2025TripZanzibar: white sand, wide hatsFour days of Indian Ocean blue, Stone Town alleys and a hat that did a lot of heavy lifting.
RwandaDecember 2024CommunityWith the Utunyange teamA small gallery from Utunyange Health Initiative, where I volunteer on gender equality and project work.
Sabyinyo VolcanoNovember 2024AdventureSabyinyo: a 3 a.m. start and a notorious trailI woke up at 3 a.m. to climb a volcano with a reputation. The full field report is in the journal.
BK Arena, KigaliSeptember 2024CultureCourtside at the BALBasketball Africa League energy in Kigali: loud, fast and impossible to watch sitting down.
Lake KivuJune 2024TripOdeur de l'océanLake Kivu is a lake. Rwandans know this. We still call it the ocean.
KigaliJune 2024CultureGallery hours and a pair of wingsAn afternoon among paintings, and a mural that asks you to stand in front of it.
SeoulMay–June 2024TripSeoul, and a museum about taxes (yes, really)Two weeks in South Korea for a tax policy and administration workshop, including a national museum dedicated to the history of tax.
KigaliApril 2024CulturePaint night: a sunset I am taking full credit forOne canvas, one evening, one very proud artist.
NyungweMarch 2024AdventureNyungwe adventuresA 2024 run through tea country and a rope-course adventure on a different visit.
Amsterdam and The HagueOctober 2022TripBicycles, big skies and a pier at sunsetThe Young Expert Programmes took me to the Netherlands for nine days of programme sessions, new friends and more bicycles than I knew existed.
