Karen Wanjiku

Ever since I was 10, I’ve always been in love with computers. The moment I came of age, my immediate decision was to study IT. But having grown up in a poor neighbor-hood, opportunities that cost money were a no-go zone . And upon reaching this realization, I thought my world was over. Then, along came writing.

It is the profession that saved my life: one that gave me hope. Writing is not just something that I chose to do. It is something that chose me. It is not something to give up along the way, but one to live for, with passion and dedication.

I started as an academic writer back in 2016 with no knowledge of writing as a profession, or what it was. Luckily, I knew a friend of a friend who taught me the ropes, and later, in the beginning of 2017 I managed to secure my own laptop, and that was when I started becoming more of a professional. I started to take on more jobs in this academic arena, all the while, learning from my mistakes, looking at my patterns and learning abilities which is when I discovered my new-found passion for content writing.

This was in 2019, and that is what I have been doing since then.

I studied at Kiriri Women's University, and before that, I took a short Chinese course which shaped me for college life. But before every aspect of higher education, I was a computer student for all of my elementary and high school years, during which i took private classes.