Karis: (noun) greek; grace...

                                    When I was 9 I wanted to be a pilot. I had just discovered my love for Maths and we were doing those problems solving questions in class that I absolutely love. Someone had told me pilots needed to be good in maths and science and that fit my description to a T! And then when I was 11 I wanted to be a lawyer. Lawyers talked a lot and knew about history and could defend themselves, and that was my whole personality then. Then 2 years later at 13 I discovered actuaries. They dealt with numbers and statistics and insurance and after one episode on SABC 2 about the day in the life of an actuary, I was convinced! I wanted to be an actuary for a while after that. Then finally 3 years later at 16 I learnt more about our then president, H.E. Dr Festus Mogae. He was an Economist. He combined his knowledge for maths and wanting to help people into being an economist. It wa...

Disclaimer real quick: Just because I am from Africa doesn't mean I have a jungle for a backyard. Just because I am from Africa doesn't mean that I have once found comfort on a tree as shelter. You laugh, but the reality is that this is the Africa everyone else thinks exists. The ignorance of the western world runs deeper and longer than the Nile River and yes if you didn't know the Nile River it's the second longest river in the world and can be found in Egypt, Africa. No Africa is not one large country where you can easily walk from one part to the other. There are 54 distinct countries that make up the continent that is Mama Africa. And no, Botswana is not a city in South Africa, we are an independent country with laws and regulations that are unique to us. And no, just because you once went to Tanzania on a school trip doesn't magically qualify you to be an expert in all things Africa. I am African and I am still trying to understand the magnificent, d...