Fellow
Current Country
Rwanda 🇷🇼
Current City
Kigali
Intuition
Cultivating inner knowing
A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:
How do I maintain my authentic self while serving the Community? How can I pour into my community without spilling the essence of who I am?
October 31, 2025
A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:
How can a society reconcile progress and order with the silenced truths of its past, and can genuine freedom exist in a system built more on fear than on openness?
October 31, 2025
The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:
Meditation,Prayer,Other
October 31, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:
This month, I found joy in teaching Kiswahili at ALU’s Swahili Club evening sessions. Thursdays came alive with games that carried depth and connection, each moment a fun, meaningful way to give back to the Rwandan community.
October 31, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:
A moment I felt my inner light fade this month was during my visit to the Kigali Memorial. Standing there, I grasped the weight of how one of the world’s worst genocides unfolded before global eyes, when the warning signs were clear, yet the world stayed silent.
October 31, 2025
Courage
Aligning action
Assumptions I'm examining right now are:
October 31, 2025
I originally assumed:
I used to think...
October 31, 2025
These assumptions are changing:
Now I sense...
October 31, 2025
A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:
October 31, 2025
Compassion
Engaged Empathy
Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:
His genuine kindness and willingness to have a side conversation with me about the topic when I showed interest meant a lot. His openness to shared learning led me to inquire more about his work.
October 31, 2025
Digital Detox Retreat
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Gratitude
Peers I'm grateful for:
Ivisson Souza Ribeiro
I really appreciated your insights during our discussion on reimagining education. Your perspective, together with Tristan's, on nurturing curiosity and students at the centre of learning, added great depth. It reminded me how powerful learning becomes when driven by passion.
October 31, 2025
Ruan Vitor Cordeiro da Silva
A big shoutout to you, Ruan. I truly admire your love for humanity and your inspiring drive to create solutions for pressing social challenges, especially environmental issues, under the larger global threat of climate change.
September 30, 2025
Alakiir Makuach Diing Arok
I appreciate Alakiir for her kindness and commitment in co-hosting the Entrepreneurial Training Camp in Kakuma. Though not based in Kenya, she accepted without hesitation, inspiring youth with skills and showing the power of collaboration beyond borders
September 5, 2025
Tristan Herrero Picard
Thank you, Tristan, for your thoughtful provocations and philosophical questions. They challenge me to think more deeply and to see ideas from new angles.
September 5, 2025
Peers who have expressed gratitude for me:
Alakiir Makuach Diing Arok
I want to take this moment to thank you, Makuei, for helping me settle in Rwanda. Because of Makuei, I came to Rwanda with huge confidence.
October 30, 2025
Wendelien van der Schaar
I want to thank you for your insights you’ve shared in the meetings, because I think your point of view is so interesting and your words have really put me to think! You were the one to stand out for me with the things you said, I remember such interesting thoughts you shared
August 31, 2025
Teo Esteban Oppenheimer
John, I like your presence in the meetings. Would love to get to know you a bit better.
July 30, 2025
Magical Moments
Fulfilment in Service
Kakuma
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Aug 7, 2025
The photo captures me giving my skills and time to serve my community. Though it requires energy and effort, the act of service fills me with fulfilment and renews my motivation to offer the best version of myself.
Retreat at the Source
Kisumu
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Jul 20, 2025
This photo captures a mini retreat at Lake Victoria, where I chose to begin my Launch Year journey and renew my commitment to community service. Being at the source of the Nile reminded me that great rivers begin in still waters, and that service flows best when we first pause to ground ourselves.