

When I was a student at the University of Malawi, my classmates would often say, โYouโre going to work for the UN.โ It was meant as a complimentโan affirmation of brilliance. But at the time, I didnโt even know what that meant.
On August 1st, I finished my internship with Microsoft in Redmond, and made my way back to Lansing.
In Traversing Your Terrible Twenties, Nthanda reflects on her twenties with honesty, vulnerability, and wisdom. From love and loss, to career choices, family, faith, success, and forgiveness โ each chapter distills the joy and heartbreak of a decade into lessons that will resonate far beyond it.
Feminine Silence is part memoir, part manifesto, part love letter to the women and men who have shaped me. Across its chapters, I explore what it means to lead as โthe first,โ why meritocracy is not enough, how culture shapes womanhood, and what it will take to build futures that are truly unbound.