THE SEVEN THINGS THAT ATTRACT THE SUCCESSFUL

The seven things that attract the successful to Osiri Beach Resort:

Why chances are that if you are not already successful then you are on the sure road to success if you visit

Well, it happens that the measure of success can even be found in the places you visit, like Osiri Beach Resort and Adventures. This affordable place, accessible to the ordinary person, is a hide-out as well as breeding ground for the successful. Probably, you may decide to test this fact by visiting Osiri Beach, Homa Bay County, this week-end. Problem is that by the time you decide, chances are that you are already a successful person, or having the germ of success.

There are hundreds, but here are some seven things that successful

people do, and why they choose to visit Osiri Beach Resort and Adventures.

Recharging

We live in a busy world, and sometimes the stress of this may just burn you up and out. How then do you recharge? Get to a place where you can just watch a large mass of water and the waves rising and falling and then literally washing away your stress. Whether stressed or not, the recharging still takes place in amazing ways. The magic of water is that your body is 70% water, and so you are actually an aquatic animal. You feel best when you are at Osiri Beach cottages, or on the canoes or just on the hill watching the scenic Lake Victoria, the landscapes and soundcapes around it. It is part of what you’ll discover is a therapeutic experience.

Disconnecting, and reconnecting

The most successful people need time, especially the week-ends, to disconnect with the mundane and technology, and at the same time, reconnect with the vital links in nature and society. Osiri Beach cottages and Osiri Botanic Garden, formerly the abode of magicians, stretching from the hill to the beaches, is just the right place to reconnect with nature, and super nature, if you like. Sports, professional, intellectual and spiritual people come here because they find this place is most ideal for a profound self-dissection and reflection. The inventors, discoverers and the thinkers come for their own activities as well as for nature walks, canoe rides, bird watching, sports and to reconnect with villagers, if they like. There are even Inspiration Trees in the resort compound and also on the hill.

Exercising

Successful people know that exercise is just as important as taking meals, and so they come to Osiri to do it in various ways. First, exercise is a must in Osiri, because when walking here, you are either climbing up or down, an exercise that will always leave you trim, even if you indulge. But there are more real exercises, like rowing a boat, mountain climbing, taking a plunge in the deep waters, beach volley ball, cycling, jogging, walking…the list is endless. There are also, within the compound, exercise tracks that will take you steeply up and downhill and burn up the extra fat you don’t need.

Socialising

We are social animals; that’s our nature and you go against it at your own peril. Osiri Beach Resort is itself a cultural centre, and also next to a cultural and educational centre run by a CBO and an NGO. Here you are at your best engaging in dances, songs, chants and connecting with some of the most sociable people on the planet. The Luos here have a great sense of the community and will not hesitate to adopt you, and even claim you as one of their own, if you like.

Successful people know the importance of socializing, from the family down to the society. And so they come to Osiri Beach, Homa Bay County, with their families, friends or relatives, for quality time; sometimes they return, having adopted some more family members.

Pursuing a Hobby

Successful people always get into the passion they pursue didligently. There are drummers, singers, farmers, fishermen and writers here at Osiri Beach Resort, and also at the nearby cultural centre, willing to impart to you their knowledge for free. There is also a library, small but well stocked with significant books that you may not find anywhere else in East Africa. Just to show you the importance of the library, half of the books in this bbc site: http://www.listchallenges.com/kaunismina-bbc-6-books-challenge?ref, like The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Madame Bovary, War and Peace, Winnie the Pooh, The Kite Runner, the Harry Potter series, Life of Pi, and are found at Osiri Beach Library. Many more books in the African canon, like Things Fall Apart, Mhudi, The Ozidi Saga, The Epic of Gor Mahia, A Grain of Wheat, So Long a Letter, Nervous Conditions, Song of Lawino, Song of Be are also found in this library, and you can connect to the internet for more. Reading is fun in this wilderness, and you can do it on the lake, under a tree, in the sand, or in your room. Writer Adrian Onyando spends almost all his week-ends in this hide-out, minting words and ready to help someone else do the same.

Romance

Romantic love can greatly extend the lifespan of those involved in it. Unfortunately, romantic love itself has a very short lifespan. Its average lifespan for humans is one year. But it has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt that visiting some places can extend this span forever. How do they do it? Many answers, but one is: adventure. Osiri Beach is one such place for adventure; even the lovebirds (real birds and humans) have made it their residence. Couples pack up and come to this blessed wilderness.

Volunteering

Do you know that charity can be fun? And iit is also healthy according to Oprah Winfrey. Just by spending a holiday in an African village, you could be assisting some students go to school besides many other things. How? Because Osiri Beach Resort—through its activities in camping, culture, sports, farming and hospitality—helps fund the projects of Osiri Beach Education and Career Forum and Education Help Foundation, two orgnisations that help to rid this part of the world of poverty, ignorance, disease and despair. 

So would you like to spend your week-end or holiday making a lasting impact on community education, health and development in rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa? Have you always wanted to experience and learn about the culture, nature, sports and landscapes of the African Great Lakes region? Do you like adventure and eco experiences?

If so, please consider staying at Osiri Beach Resort sooner rather than later. There are special rates for volunteers and charities. A volunteer need not be a conventional one coming to stay here for some time. It may even be someone who has got an experience or a skill to share for  even a day. Just phone the contact and say, ‘Hi, I’d like to volunteer at Osiri Beach.’

Contact: call +254722690603; e-mail: osiribeach@gmail.com.