Toxic friends

Friends are people who make you smile brighter, laugh louder and live better. Fake friends are people who force you to fake your personality, hobbies and interests in order to be friends to them and in most cases when they...

Campus Recreational Activities to Engage In

The media often makes it seem as if drinking  is the main social activity for college students, but most campuses actually have an impressive number of recreational activities available. No matter what you're interested in, your college or university probably...

How to be a good Roommate: the Do's and Don't

Do's

Communicate

It is important to let your roommate know if you need some time to process negative emotions. You don't have to go into details. You're having a crazy day? Let them know so if you give unusual answers to their...

Types of students during group work

I get thoroughly excited at the thought of group assignments. The reason being, it is an opportunity to catch up and study with cool people. Most importantly, I get to earn good grades while contributing to a fraction of the...

A Guide to choosing your Course in College

There's a lot that goes through your mind when choosing what course to study. From a stereotypical standpoint, in Africa, it could revolve around medicine, law, engineering, Architecture, Aviation, you name it. A good number of people find themselves doing...

Campus life bucket list

If you ask me, campus is one of the most exciting phases of your education, you get freedom you haven't had before and meet people from all backgrounds. There is no better place to open your mind. To make the...

How to avoid extreme stress and anxiety

If you are in your teen years or even past them, you have probably been in an extremely stressful situation at least once in your life. For others, it may be frequent. The kind of stress that paralyses and tortures...

Types of students in class

I've always been intrigued by the different behaviours of my classmates. Call me immature, but You can most definitely catch me imitating some of them after class for a good laugh when I have nothing better to do. I honestly...

7 Fears to conquer in order to be successful

We live in a world where there's a current buzz around success and the quickest way to achieve it. Before we delve into this topic, let me just say that the definition of success varies from one person to the...

Living in School or Home or Away from home near school, which is best?

At some point in your education journey, you're bound to be riddled with this choice. In case you're wondering about what to look out for while making this choice here are a few pointers.

Living at Home

The most obvious benefit to...

10 bad habits to avoid developing in college

Procrastination

Often times this may take many different forms. From turning in late assignments to preparing for an exam on the day you take it, hoping to achieve 'legend' status. If you want to achieve success, procrastination is not the way...

Studying late at night vs early morning, Which is better?

We all have set goals we want to achieve in life. A lot of them revolve around education which could be formal or informal. My area of prime focus at the moment is formal education. So that in mind, one...

Productivity hacks

We live in a world where there's constant pressure to live up to certain standards with specific timelines. Although no one may ever sit you down to point it out, social media constantly assaults your brain with subliminal messages about...

How to survive early morning classes

By now I'm guessing you've had an encounter with at least one morning class you can't avoid. Crazier still, is if it's on Friday morning. You see for me, my mind goes into celebration mode on Thursday, cause that's when...

How to get your dream job

If you're like me, you've probably sat down and fantasized for a minute about your dream job and the happiness it would bring you. Well, today I write you in the capacity of a magician. I'm here to show you...

How to look good on a budget

Swap party

Do you ever look through your dresser and think 'I have nothing to wear today' or take  hours picking out an outfit because you're just over your wardrobe? I have just the solution for you in the form of...

How to stay motivated on your fitness journey

Take pictures

We all appreciate some good words of affirmation from our peers every now and then. Word has it that your immediate circle of friends may not notice changes in your level of fitness for the first 6 weeks. Not...

Tips for good mental health

It's important for you to take care of your mental health while in college. Doing so will ensure you're able to balance the many responsibilities you have. Ignoring your mental health may cause many issues capable of derailing your productivity,...

Best part time jobs for university, college students

University or College life in Kenya revolves around four things: Grades, Sleep, Social life and Money. Each semester in campus has about 4 months. Of the four months, about 2 months are just free time scattered in between the 4...

Why you are not achieving fitness goals fast enough

There are various mistakes made in a beginner's quest to get fit.  We shall explore the most common.

Not eating all-day

It is a grave misconception when we assume that we need to skip meals in order to get fit. This is...

How to choose a fulfilling career

Use of skills

A wise man once said, create a job out of what you're passionate about and you will never need to work a day in your life. Simply put, it means that under such circumstances work is so enjoyable,...

Tips for first year university students

Going to campus is a milestone every high school student dreams about. It is an exciting time where all you dream about is the freedom that awaits you on campus. However, Joy may quickly turn into anxiety if one does...