Inspired. African. About meTumblr (3.0; @mweshi)http://mweshi.com/“Inspiration doesn’t come – you find it. What do you think all this travelling is about? It doesn’t just come sit on your lap. You can’t be sitting in the same fucking place for 10 years, looking at the same fucking walls in the same way that you’ve always looked at them and expect that something is going to just happen out of nowhere. You’re sitting down waiting for inspiration? You’re going to be waiting for the rest of your life.”<br/><br/> - <em>Ian Kamau in this <a href="http://wordsfromawriter.com/2013/05/words-from-ian-kamau/">interview</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://neomaditla.tumblr.com/">neomaditla</a>)</em>http://mweshi.com/post/50022481680http://mweshi.com/post/50022481680Thu, 09 May 2013 13:34:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9fed234829c3f9c79511efe3b4a49f5/tumblr_mm6ombX68K1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yay! Just got the first print copies of the May 2013 issue of Africa Renewal!</p>http://mweshi.com/post/49449564400http://mweshi.com/post/49449564400Thu, 02 May 2013 14:27:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1fde5ac8960c2a5494a4961e6b6f46ed/tumblr_mlimet4wZ51qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Delegates’ Lounge (at United Nations Secretariat Building)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/48370401635http://mweshi.com/post/48370401635Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:37:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5913ff2b5f47b59c50d6d45b398f1485/tumblr_mkqm1lp78n1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After all the emotional exuberance of seeing you take your very first breaths, and not through the ultrasound as had become custom for months, we began counting how many minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months old you were. On 04/04/12, we welcomed you to the world, but little did we know that it was us who were getting a rousing welcome into <em>your</em> wonderful world!</p> <p>The past year has been an amazing roller coaster of sleep-deprived days, but it’s been worth every moment we’ve shared with you!!! We’ve seen you achieve many things over the months, from sitting up on your own, to crawling (albeit in a funny soldier style early on), to standing on your own, to all out walking and or running at the same time when you got bored of simply standing still. You’ve engineered some of the funniest and smart ways we’ve seen, finding loopholes in just about every hurdle put in place to keep you from getting to electronic wires or entry into the kitchen. As you fittingly exhibited once again last night, in your quest to gain entry into the kitchen, breaking the pen and walking away in an all-too-calm demeanor once the door was broken, Hollywood explosion in tow…</p> <p>So as we mark this massive milestone in your life, and ours, here’s to wishing you a fantastic <strong>Happy First Birthday, Uthando Lwethu</strong>!!!</p> <p>You’re by far the most beautiful soul we have in our lives. We love you and look forward to sharing many, many more amazing moments and years with you!</p> <p>With love,<br/><span>Mom & Dad</span></p>http://mweshi.com/post/47111861966http://mweshi.com/post/47111861966Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:36:00 -0400lwethulifemilestonebirthdaylovefirsts<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bt9zSfinwFA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theguiltycosmopolitan.com/post/45420477566/verticalvideos">theguiltycosmopolitan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.davidslog.com/45380338092/say-no-to-vertical-videos">david</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>SAY NO TO VERTICAL VIDEOS!</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Stop everything you’re doing and watch this extremely important Friday PSA.</p> </blockquote>http://mweshi.com/post/45420979502http://mweshi.com/post/45420979502Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:07:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab4bb0c5d0993530dd52db91890bc552/tumblr_mjgno2Mcg51qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grabbing the Bull! #nyc #tour #winter (at Charging Bull)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/45048630338http://mweshi.com/post/45048630338Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:02:26 -0400nyctourwinter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59f7f27ae2298a2af15f79182ce70d97/tumblr_mg40otMpoq1qa2l2po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://humanscalecities.tumblr.com/post/39662784485/urbanisation-in-africa-population-of-africa-s-ten">humanscalecities</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Urbanisation in Africa. Population of Africa´s ten biggest cities, 2013 forecast</p> </blockquote>http://mweshi.com/post/39670330340http://mweshi.com/post/39670330340Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:36:36 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd0c6096ed4f5a624f3e924d1b3fc16a/tumblr_mf4i8bX6MY1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ingrid, Mom, and Lwethu! #lusaka #ranch #zambia #home (at Ngoli Game Ranch)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/38057342987http://mweshi.com/post/38057342987Sun, 16 Dec 2012 07:19:23 -0500homezambiaranchlusaka<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2310d2a828c84505e2fa4c5b979111c8/tumblr_mf2ffpe6iI1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>bananas #home #ranch #lusaka #zambia (at Ngoli Game Ranch)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/37972204938http://mweshi.com/post/37972204938Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:23:48 -0500homezambiaranchlusaka<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2177124c40e1f7e1453d1070a1fd5a1/tumblr_mf2cxlTx5C1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#summer #zambia #home #ranch #lusaka (at Ngoli Game Ranch)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/37970778535http://mweshi.com/post/37970778535Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:29:45 -0500summerzambiaranchlusakahome<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/10cc2c544da5b4ba38437797c6b14e2b/tumblr_mf0qmpUHlA1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#lsk #summer #home at 195 Ngwerere Road – View on <a href="https://path.com/p/MePDq">Path</a>.</p>http://mweshi.com/post/37901912269http://mweshi.com/post/37901912269Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:30:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_menue5KgDU1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lwethu with his grandma #jnb #jhb #summer #day (at Grand Central)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/37399266453http://mweshi.com/post/37399266453Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:22:53 -0500jnbjhbdaysummer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_menb3yHB731qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#jhb #summer #goodtimes (at News Cafe)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/37387545869http://mweshi.com/post/37387545869Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:26:22 -0500summerjhbgoodtimes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebr887WMu1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#nyc #barge #winter #outsidemywindow (at United Nations Secretariat Building)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/36909918312http://mweshi.com/post/36909918312Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:43:20 -0500outsidemywindownycwinterbarge<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdupomIi5S1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoying the view! #office #nyc #winter (at United Nations Secretariat Building)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/36222872445http://mweshi.com/post/36222872445Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:50:46 -0500nycwinteroffice<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maxmfywOfu1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>best part of the day! (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/32297971850http://mweshi.com/post/32297971850Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9oulqwSgX1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Union Square Park</p>http://mweshi.com/post/30675630442http://mweshi.com/post/30675630442Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:37:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8mto27xft1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NYC: Day #TimesSquare #Fun #Summer #Saturday (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/29253224643http://mweshi.com/post/29253224643Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:48:02 -0400funsummertimessquaresaturday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8i2ctJiyw1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>LML looking at Mommy! #NoFilter #Play #Smile (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/29063681711http://mweshi.com/post/29063681711Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:07:40 -0400smileplaynofilter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m85k3fj1Ay1qzv24do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>LML resting after his long flight from JHB to NYC! (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mweshi.com/post/28590421271http://mweshi.com/post/28590421271Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:02:03 -0400