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THE LEAP
  • 2026.09  ·  5 MIN  ·  YYZ

    The Conversations You're Not Having

    I walked past a job fair in Toronto and thought about the internships my sister and I never heard about. Opportunity moves through conversations. The barrier is rarely ability. It is usually permission.

  • 2026.08  ·  4 MIN  ·  LON

    The Idea That Wasn't One

    For the better part of a year I went looking for the idea that would justify leaving my job. The most useful thing I did in that time was build a Raspberry Pi cluster I was certain would never matter.

  • 2026.07  ·  5 MIN  ·  NBO

    The Stumble

    I landed in Nairobi knowing almost no one. A games night, a walk through Kibera, and a man with a WhatsApp thread full of trades showed me a problem I had never thought to look for.

  • 2025.06  ·  5 MIN  ·  NBO

    Leaving in the dark

    A reflective piece about leaving London in the dark, finding stillness in an airport lounge at sunrise, and beginning a new chapter with more movement than certainty.

  • 2025.05  ·  4 MIN  ·  LDN

    Why I Quit My Job

    How I saved for a year, packed up my life in London, and boarded a flight to Kenya

  • 2026.06  ·  6 MIN  ·  PAR

    Your account is not your identity.

    On Nostr, digital sovereignty, and what a week at Oslo Freedom Forum clarified about who actually owns your online identity.

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