Ramblings, recipes and recollections

A lazy summer

What a lovely summer! the weather is amazing considering it is DC in late July, early August. My plan was to spend time writing. There is so much I would want to write.. my memoirs, a cookbook, blogs, website content... well, its the end of the trip, and this is all...

A whale shark – Up-close and Personal

Close your eyes and visuals a whale shark.. grand, beautiful, peaceful.. imagine you are 15 years young swimming along his majestic 6 meter body… Tawasul students experience that.. and learn to love nature

An instant recipe for a happy marriage

Finding Mr. Right a movie developed by two Emirate women .. followed by An open discussion on marriage and issues young Emirates face when embarking on it… & a suggested recipe for a happy marriage

Sipadan

Imagining Sipadan Preparations for our trip commenced four weeks prior to departure. Ernst, our trip organizer and dive instructor setup weekly meetings. The purpose was to review National Geographic Fish & Coral ID coursework, introduce team members to each other...

Baraka.is/food

Stories of generations As a young bride of 21 in the nineties, I was not prepared for the “kitchen education” I was about to receive. A day after returning from my honeymoon, my mother-in-law, a lifetime housewife and mother of six, took on the role of mentor. She...

Baraka.is/ramadan

“Fast and you shall be healthy“ said the profit PBUH. “Live simply, so others may simply live”. To observe Ramadan, is to bring silence and peace to the body, mind and spirit. Ramadan is a month of discipline; performed right, you emerge with the feeling of having...

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Rama Chakaki

Rama Chakaki

Partner - Transform VC. Co-founder - VIP.fund

Impact Tech Founder & Investor. Creating peace through education. Life learner. TedxBeaconStreet speaker 2017