A detailed profile about me. Interests, hobbies, personality,tendencies and more

Alice Kariuki is an inspiritional educator, speaker, clean water advocate and Eco-activist who uses the power of story telling, inspiritional speaking and poetry to educate, inspire, and empower audiences. She combinines biting social commentary, humor with a dash of eloquently told personal experiences to teach about the water crisis in Kenya as well as speaking on finding strength in adversity.

Alice was born and raised in Kenya before moving into the United States to pursue her graduate education and American dream. Her story touches deeply with a strong, inspirational, thought-provoking and timely message of finding strength in adversity drawing references from her life experience. She is a riveting natural born storyteller, a truly gifted speaker.

Alice Kariuki is the principal founder and programs Director for Alliance Vision Inc., a Massachusetts registered charitable foundation with the mission of offering a voice towards the global water crisis and related social-economic issues. She is currently lecturing at elementary schools,colleges and universities across the U.S. and in Kenya, inspiring and sensitizing young people on power of youth, she uses her message of finding strength in adversity to encouraging young people's to pursue their dreams while participation in global social economic issues.

Alice Kariuki is currently working on her books "the danger in one voice; Celebrating diversity" a book that chronicles issues about sustainable unity and development and also "The Purple Dress, Sketchy memoirs of my journey; Growing up in Kenya". Also an author and editor of several online blogs; Speaking for Africa; one world speak and Chronicles of my life.

Her business interests are in in social enterprenueship ventures and investments. She is a partner business owner and founder Smith Farm at Borderland Inc, a Massachusetts curatorship organization offering diversity training, Community programs, holistic treatment center, educational conferences workshops facilities, destination wedding venues and facilities, after school challenge programs for young people. Also a consulting portal for banks and US investors in development of low cost housing and estate development projects in Kenya, Philanthropic micro financing ventures anchored through the World trade Center.

My Interests...Bloggging, writing, poetry..family..romance?

My Interests are updated nearly every day, usually mostly on the weekends, that is if Iam not talking to my mom about family matters for endless hours or writing for my blog lol.I love family and family values. I am interested in making a foot print in saving planet earth, I love being at par with current issues, consider me an avid reader of politics and opionated casual debater

I love to travel. Traveling to someplace I've not been before is one of my favorite things to do. I love the feeling of stepping off the plane in a new city/country and setting out to discover what makes it so special. There's something exciting about the unknown, and something even more exciting about peeling back the mystery a layer at a time. You’d have to kill me to get me to stop traveling to new cities, new places, meeting people and asking questions and probing. I am a nomad at heart. Whether I am in the most untouched terrains of rural Africa or the illustrious Mediterranean Sea beholding the breathtaking Greek islands, a trip to some remote natural tribal spiritual place, a Hot Air Balloon adventure or whatever my heart is always greatly alive when I am in the midst of new experiences and global exploration.

I love culture,  let's put it that way. I've seen some truly amazing things in the few places on this planet that I have travelled to. I sometimes dream of taking off and living in different coutries for a few months at a time. I'm going to do it someday when the time's right. One such place is China. I hear its going to be the next super power...mhhh.

Deciding what place that would be my favorite to visit would be hard unless I am asked about places I have already travelled to. On my agenda of places I would love to visit is china I think China is top top on my list of favorite places to visit before I die. I always wonder about their deep history and culture and most recently their business empires. When we speak of American history, we speak in hundreds of years. When the Chinese speak of their history, they speak of thousands of years. So I think it would be fun to walk the Great Wall, and experience the history. It would be a spine tingling encounter Iam sure.. I aso would love to travel to other exotic places that have rich cultures and traditions.

You know the places that have unspoiled culture and people walk just about everywhere..so I can indulge in their cuisines and delicacies without worrying about the damn pounds. LOL! When I travel, it's mostly about eating. I go there to eat the local foods, whatever they are, and all the rest of the sight-seeing is just a way to walk off the calories so that I can eat more. Ti!hi!hi!hi! geez.....Well, I've already been to Frankfurt and Berlin in Germany, Paris, and while I haven't even begun to sample the restaurants there (it's hard to find bad food in Paris) what I want to do next is tour the French countryside.

 I hope you my beloved jaguar are reading this! wink wink...so I can have my favorite company in the next travels.tehehehehe! But anyway, Its so hard to pick a single region of France: the Mediterranean seafood of the south coast; the Atlantic seafood in Normandy (as well as getting to see Mont St. Michel and the beaches of D-Day), the rustic peasant food of Provence, the German tinged Alsatian food.mmmmmm...lets pack and go on an eating adventures...

All in all, I'd actually say the best place I've ever visited is London. There's actually lots of good things to eat there, but the array of things to do between meals is just astonishing. It's the only place I've ever been to where I didn't feel after a week that I'd seen all of the best stuff. Paris was magnificent, and I could sure stand to spend another day in the Louvre and hit a few other favorite sites, but I feel like I've picked most of the low-hanging fruit.

For the lovers of nature...let me tell you there is no better place to travel to than to Kenya. You can take short photo safari into Kenya, go to game drives in Amboseli National Park, the serengeti or the mara. he park is not a place that was created and had animals brought in. It is an entirely natural setting where the animals can be observed in their own habitat. You will visit with lions, elephants, rhinos,cheetahs, water buffalo,giraffes, wildebeest, zebra, many many monkeys and assorted antelope right there in their natural habitat. If you are a people lover, you will get a chance to rub elbows with the local natives. When out in the plains (Serenghetti), you can literally see for miles on a 360 degree basis. If you love nature and the outdoors, this is where you want to be. Call me for more details...well, Iam a native I can fill you in those of you travellers whose next destination is Africa......Woooo!hoooo!
I love collecting theme photography, cooking and exchanging recipes,making new friends is exciting too. I have also found interest in writing poetry prose, participating in poetry drama and recitals, writing short stories, keeping journals,reading old english literature, science fiction and fantasy, I read astronomy and religious mysticism, metaphysical science, visual art, Also interested in new technologies and their impact on our every day lives.

I trully love buying electronic tech gadgets or spending free hours in electronic shops. I never have a dull moment in my life.I like dogs but can't keep up with the walking schedule! so I keep none but loves to pet my neighbors dog. He reminds me of my childhood dog simba!oh, and yes I love an engaging debate with smart gray mattered folks LOL!It saves me from sinking into a "dunder-head" land if you know what I mean! Check out on the pages links to follow me on more interests and fun activities..

Favorite books?

whooo!hooo! I am a book worm. yes, I am.I must admit that Iam an avid reader of all kinds of books ranging from biographies and autobiographies spiritual/religious books epics and mythologies. But here are some favorite reads that i owe honor and rememberance. At the top is My sister's Keeper To Kill a Mockingbird .The Bible.Pride and Prejudice Gone with . Wind Harry Potter Anne of Green Gables Little Women Redeeming Love Jane Eyre Twight (series) Outlander (series Little House on the Prairie The Lord of the Rings (series)The Catcher in the Rye A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Great Gatsby Where the Red Fern Grows Secret Garden The Stand Giving Tree The Notebook Charlotte’s Web

My favorite Movies

The Blind side The interpreter Rabbit Proof Fence The Inside Man Dark Knight Public Enemies While you were sleeping Hotel Rwanda Paparazzi Cruel Intentions Bourne Series Fly Away Home Slumdog Millionaire Man on Fire P.S. I love you The Guardian The Prestige The Illusionist Apollo 13 Everything is Illuminated Dirty Dancing Havana Nights LOTR Up The Pianist Cool Runnings Crash The Truman Show Pirates of the Caribbean Series A Beautiful Mind Australia Walk the Line Newsies Babette’s Feast The Phantom of the Opera 8 Mile Bella Fiddler On the Roof John Q

My favorite Music
I like to think that music truly transcends culture class race nationality politics religion. I have limitless boundaries when it comes to music. Music is my therapy and there was never a question in my mind that music possesses a strong element to help people emotionally intellectually or otherwise. But I don't really have favorite music to be sincere.You will catch me flying away into a deep trance and sways to a limitless choice of music genres. From the rock and roll music of today R&B Groovy 70s Funk to classical jazz rhythm and Blues Performances techno and dance music all the way to tribal drums and the chanting of monks.But there is something spiritually familiar about reggae.LOL. Done be offended if you hitch a hike in my car and all you listen to is different types of music genres every two minutes. But if I can summarise and say I choose my favorite song to be "Don't stop believing by journey.

What Kind of people intimidate me?

I think that all of us has our own little insecurities depending on where our journeys has taken us, beliefs, values, emotional stability, and also what we value in life. However, I think, mhhh! I am not quite easily intimidated, however I always stop to probe and pay respect to people I think are self assured, confident with themselves and have something to offer for my growth. Those kind of people make me stop and wonder. In my philanthropic work and business ventures, I have worked with presidents of companies, top government officials, successful business owners, sports figures, students, children and many other caliber of people. As far as I am concerned everyone puts their front on the same path, so to speak and must stand to be counted just as they are. So, I treat everyone with the same respect I want to receive while opening my mind up so I can deal with them at their own pace and stature.



I believe part of maturity is feeling confident in your own skin. You can only be intimidated if you allow yourself to be. My long arduous journey from Kenya to achieving the American dream and the many people I have met along the way have taught me that all humans have faults, fissures, gaping holes and issues. Who qualifies to intimidate who? Instead of feeling intimidated, I like to position myself to be challenged.

In the end, there is always a balance. No one has it too easy, or too good, and if by chance it is easy for a while, be assured that "balance" is on it’s way. Life was not meant to be easy but the socially constructed “counter-feit gods” of artificial success, fame, money make us believe that some people have it more than others. So, my mantra of not getting intimidated is derived based on the fact that I never allow anyone else to define me or give them the power to do so. I have also learned that the business types like to model after themselves, meaning, if I am meeting with someone confident and self assured, I always switch gears and put on my confident and self assured hat. Challenge me. Don’t intimidate me.

How I blow off steam and deal with frustrations?
When I am feeling overwhelmed or stressed from deadlines or inconvenient actions of others, fatigue, angry or any of those moments, my first response is to do this 30 second exercise. I stop, breath, and say a prayer. I have found meditation quite a calming way to blow off steam. If I have energy I love to walk into the woods and let nature speak to me. If not, I always like to look at something I love that I can see at that moment (picture of loved ones, the clouds, people who inspire me, animals). Then I identify what thoughts are causing my reaction. Finally, I counter them in my mind. Am I feeling upset because of unexpected events? I remind myself I can adapt, figure out what is important, and get it done.

I used to feel devastated when someone criticized what I did or what I am, how I speak and look. I think I was giving other people too much power over my life. Now, I am a better listener. If I start to take offense, I stop and consider what truth I can find in their comment. Then I figure out how it can make me a better person. If I still feel upset, I instantly know that I forgot the most important part: to remember my identity is not determined by the opinion of others. Whatever is not constructive is coming from their own issues, so I refuse to let it influence me. I dismiss it as their own problem. I still remember how amazing it felt the first time I really put this in practice. I no longer hold grudges (though I remember not to ask for criticism from those who only tear down).

When I first started to live with worries and stress, I needed a tangible way to draw powerful strength whenever I felt tempted. I found the beach. I have always had a magical relationship with the beach. I went there whenever I needed to feel God’s arms around me, and to remind me that anything was possible. The thunderous boom of the ocean waves, the strong tides pulling back the sand into various patterns, and the sun glistening on the water, all suddenly and dramatically cause currents of strength to flow through me. I always feel incredible, and incredibly loved. The beach reminds me how small my problems were when compared to the universe, and I relaxed as my mind instantly saw an aerial view of life. I could quickly discern what will still be important 5 or 10 years from now, and focus on my commitment to the moment. I used to need this transforming experience frequently. As I grew confident in my new habits, I have learned to use levels 1 or 2 to get me past any temptation.

Someone once shared with me the wisdom that what bothers us alot about other people, places or situations always has something to do with what is happening inside of us. In fact this wisdom is well captured by martin Luthers assertion that only light can drive out darkness. Indeed light begets light and dark beget more darkness. Unless this wisdom dawns unto someone at an individual level, I am sure not any guru or preacher of the preachiest kind can make one understand it. I began thinking deep of the statement above and immediately was awakened into seeing myself inside the very things, places and people I dislike, care-less about or absolutely avoid. It dawned on me that it's in what you hate and dislike in other people that is a true mirror of what lies deep within inside of you that needs attention. Needs solution not fixing other people.
Meaning, that the very thing that makes your guts turn inside out when people you "perceive in negative vibrations" pass by are a soft voice beckoning you to look inside of yourself....isnt it amazing how human beings are experts at explaining away what's wrong with others not knowing what they see as wrong in others is inside of them.....only they need a light illuminated third eye to see.

I have taught myself to meditate over things about others that turn my guts. Most often they remind me of what I need to fix within me. I have learned to take life as it is and seek contentment with the here and now. Whatever that is frustrating can never be larger than pursuing the beauty of my purpose and soul's mission on earth....okay there that how I try to handle my bad days. A shift in thinking. A shift in attitude.

Always remembering and keeping in mind the old saying that my friend reminded me about the other day...that Reminds me of the old saying, "There's something about you that I can't stand about me." Or, saying the same thing, "There's something about me that I can't stand about you."....And with that I have learned to digest annoying people, jobs or events ...understand them and let them be, taking them for what they are and where they are coming from.