Hello everyone. My name is Prasin Mwende a form three student at Daraja academy. Our school is located at Laikipia county which is in central Kenya .I am a 16 years old and I come from Meru county . My favorite color is green and this because I love the environment. My love towards Christianity is beyond measure .I love this religion so much such that nothing can make me shift from it. Biology is my favorite subject since it is aligned with my career.
I love singing songs specifically gospel songs. My Favorite meal is Chapati and I love preparing it for myself .I love trying new things and also learning about other people’s culture .I f possible i would like to know all languages spoken in Africa and other continents. A best friend to me means someone I can share with everything comfortably. I love learning more about human beings like how they do their things and through this program I know I will be able to learn more. My mentor is a woman known as Wangari Maathai and the reason I love her is because she struggled for democracy in my country Kenya and also environmental conversation.
Hi, Prasin!
I definitely enjoyed reading your blog. Biology, in my opinion, is both intriguing and important. Understanding how we, as individuals, affect the environment is vital for solving major environmental challenges such as climate change! This is a great program to further research your passions and understand the influence you have on the world today. I am now exploring the elements that impact the human mind and actions. During this program, I learned a lot of stuff I didn’t know before, and you will definitely like your time here. I also like singing, cooking, and learning about different cultures and faiths, especially Christianity.
I look forward to reading your blogs!
Lily
Hey Lilyphan
Thank you so much. I am happy to learn that we share a lot of similarities. I am really hoping to learn a lot of things from this program and also enjoy.
Wow that is a nice thing to learn about because it will be helpful to many including me.
I am looking forward to read your blog post
Hello Prasin!
Amazing blog post! Your blog post about yourself is very informative and impressive, for you shared your interests and passions with enthusiasm. In today’s age, people often lock themselves behind walls and would never dare to be vulnerable to others. Although online safety is important, this isolates people and takes away the human aspects from people, I really admire you for talking about your life with the burning passion of youth! I am looking forward to your future blog posts!
Scott
Thank you so much Scottylu .
Hello Prasin,
I loved reading your blog and getting to know a bit about you. I was happy to see you talk about your devotion to christianity and your unwavering devotion for it. Biology is a great subject to love, as it’s about all living things and about the world we live in. It’s also inspiring to hear that Wangari Maathai is your mentor. She was an incredible advocate for democracy and environmental conservation in Kenya, and it’s great to have someone like that involved in your life. I wish you luck for all your future blog posts and hope you enjoy your time in the Butterfly Effect program.
James
Hello James
Thank you so much .
I am hoping to become like Wangari Maathai and make the world a better place by bringing changes that I wish to see.
Hi Prasin Mwende,
I loved reading your detailed post! My favorite color is also green, and I hope to protect the environment. For example, my family grows many vegetables in our garden instead of going to the grocery store and using plastic grocery bags. I am Christian too and I love singing gospel songs because it helps me grow my spiritual health which affects my physical and mental health. My favorite gospel song is “10 000 Reasons”. I am also hoping to go into sciences because I am hoping to become a dermatologist or family doctor. I speak French, English and Korean, but I would love to learn more languages too. Furthermore, I love to bake pastries like apple pies, croissants, and strawberry cakes. Some questions I have for you are: what other meals do you like to cook other than the Chapati? What career would you like to have in the future? What is your favorite gospel song? Who are your role models other than Wangari Maathai?
Here are some sources to further your research about yourself:
1. https://www.praise1065.com/
2. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapati
3. https://www.usaid.gov/kenya/environment
4. https://www.slu.edu/news/2023/june/tgi-climate-change-food-security.php
5. https://scse.d.umn.edu/about/departments-and-programs/biology-department/what-biology
I cannot wait to read more of your posts,
Sarah K
Hello Sarah K
Wow ! I love the fact that we share a lot of similarities. It is amazing to hear that you love the environment and you hope to protect it. We also plant our own vegetables and when I go home I ensure that I have planted a tree even if it is alongside a road. I also like cooking Pilau and it is my second favorite. I want to become a doctor in future. My Favorite gospel song is Yeshua-Jesus Image .Pastor Chris oyaikhlome from Nigeria is also my role model.
Thank you so much for sharing with me these nice and amazing links. They are really helpful.
Nice to meet you Sarah I am looking forward to interacting with you more.
Hello Prasin! I am Anannya, a Grade 11 student from Canada. Reading your blog post was so interesting, and I loved learning more about you. I realized we have a lot of things in common, some of them being our love for music, Bioloogy, learning about new cultures, and Chapati’s!! I, too, love biology and hope to pursue a career related to medicine. You mentioned biology is aligned with your career; I would love to know what career path you are looking towards achieving and learn more about you! Seeing how you are inspired by Wangari Maathai is so cool and shows that you want to make the world a better place as well. I wish you all the best in whatever you do!
On a side note, I love chapati’s too and feel they are the perfect type of bread to eat with any food 😉
I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Best of luck!
Anannya B
Hey Anannya B
Wow it is wonderful to hear that we share a lot of similarities. I would like to become a doctor . Yeah for sure I want to make a world a better place. I believe that I was born to bring a change in the world and I must do so. I want the future generations to live in a better place. And do you know what? Change begins with you and then spreads to the rest.
Amazing! I love chapati so much. In fact when I go home for holiday it is the first thing that I eat. For sure they are perfect type of bread.
Thank you so much Anannya.
I love you
Hey Prasin!
My name is Ishani and I’m a grade nine student in Canada. I loved reading your blog post and noticed that we have so many similarities. I also love music and find it an amazing way to escape from reality. Biology is also my favourite subjects since I find it interesting to learn about. It’s also so sweet that you love talking to your best friend, because I think it’s the best way to cope with anything. Talking to my best friend helps me cope with things and makes everything so much more fun and interesting.
I can’t wait to read more!
– Ishani B
Hi Ishani B
Wow! It is amazing to learn that we share a lot of similarities. I really love music they also make me run away from the reality. I believe that a problem shared is a problem half solved and that is why I love sharing with my friend because I feel happy and relieved after talking and also makes everything mare fun as you said.
Nice to meet you Ishani .
Thank you
Hey Prasin,
My name is Marisa, I am a student in Canada and I am currently in grade 12 at Dr. Charles best!
I loved reading your blog post and getting to know you a little bit more!! We have so many similarities with biology both connecting to our careers as well as, loving gospel/worship music.
Something else we have in common is christianity, I am a christian and I go to a church here in Canada called riverside calvary church!! I Love it SO much and i love meeting and talking to new people who also share the same faith!!
I know you said you love sining gospel music, (here we call it worship music!!)
here is a really good song you might like to check out its definitely one of my favourites!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qryRCbNYro
its called Rest on us my Maverick city!!
-Marisa ☺️
Hey Marisac
Wow! I like it. I am happy to hear that we share a lot of similarities .I am really excited. I also love meeting people we share the same faith because it becomes so easy to share a lot of things. I love listening to Marevick city’s songs so much and I know several and my favorite one is God will work it out. I attend a church here in Kenya known as Methodist church.
Happy to meet you.
Hey Prasin!
This is such a great a post, I love getting to know you. I love the environment as well, what is your favourite thing about it?
You said biology is your favourite subject because it is part of your career, i would love to know what career you are interested in?
What is your favourite new thing you tried last year or this year?
About biology, I know you didn’t mention a career but here is a list of career options that you might be interested in. There are several different options.
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/careers/careers-major-biology
Here are some fun facts about the environment, there are many different outlets to look at with this website. I hope you enjoy.
https://onnaturemagazine.com/category/web-exclusives/guides?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy_ff-cmfhAMVCx-tBh2LxA8gEAAYAiAAEgIef_D_BwE
Hi Veronica
Thank you so much. The interesting thing with environment is that it gives endless opportunities for discovery and wonder and also its interconnectedness .I am interested in medicine and I would like to be a doctor. This year I have tried to socialize with many people so as I can understand my personality better.
Thanks for sharing with me links that are really helpful.
Hi Prasin,
I enjoyed reading about you and I admire your strong faith in Christianity! My favourite colour is also green just like you because it reminds me of nature and I love to be outdoors. A question I have for you is what career are you interested in pursuing that aligns with your favourite subject Biology? Is it becoming a doctor? I would love to know. I also noticed that you want to learn the different languages spoken in Africa and other continents, so below I have provided a couple of links that talk about the different languages spoken around the world. Hopefully those links are able to help you with your goal of learning a new language!
https://www.langoly.com/most-spoken-languages/#:~:text=What%20Are%20The%20Most%20Spoken%20Languages%20in%20the,Russian%20%E2%80%93%20258.2%20Million%20Speakers%20…%20More%20items
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-africa.html
I can’t wait to read your next blog post!
Mahdiya A.
Hi Mahdiyaadnan
Thank you very much. I am happy to hear that we love the same colour. Yeah for sure I would like to become a doctor. Thank you for sharing with me some links that will enable me learn new languages. It is really nice to learn different languages because this will enable you learn people’s culture in ease. Which is your career?