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Jaycee Kesh Akinsanya

In
Precise
Stride

Conversations, travel, food — and the belief that moving deliberately through the world changes everything.

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The Written Word

Two
kitchens.
Two worlds.

A memoir written after losing Gloria. A cookbook born in her kitchen. Two stories about where we come from and how we carry it forward.

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Travel With Kesh — 2026

Go
slow.
Go deep.

Small groups. Cultural immersion, not tourism. New Zealand, Montana, New Mexico. Five spots. Always a conversation first.

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Zoom Gatherings

Real
talk.
Small rooms.

Grief, food, travel, sustainable living. Every other weekend. Something loosens when you sit in a room like this.

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Kesh Akinsanya
Jaycee Kesh Akinsanya
Author · Chef · Guide
The Practice

An experiencer,
not an observer.

Born in Monrovia, Liberia. Shaped by seven countries. I've walked 2,000 miles across four Camino de Santiago pilgrimages, studied ancient Vedic texts, and practiced sustainable agriculture on a property along the Molalla River in Oregon.

I don't approach the world from a distance. I enter it fully — as a chef, an author, a guide, and someone who believes that moving deliberately through life is the whole work.

48
Countries
Camino
7
Countries Lived
Weekly Writing
In Precise Stride
on Substack

Thursday Morning Musings — short, honest dispatches about grief, presence, food, and the practice of living deliberately. Written before the world fully wakes up.

"The tree doesn't chase its shadow. Neither should you."

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Thursday Morning Musings
The Tree Doesn't Chase Its Shadow
Thursday Morning Musings
The Intellectual Commission
Thursday Morning Musings
New essays every Thursday →
Books & Writings
Available Now
War, Momma,
and Me
2018 · Memoir

"At eleven years old, I was a civilian in a civil war. My compass was my mother, Gloria — a woman who navigated our family to safety with what seemed like ease."

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Kesh's Table
June 2026 · Cookbook

"When you feed people, something sacred happens. Walls come down. Languages stop mattering. You're just people, sharing a table, being seen."

Coming Soon
When Your Day of Plenty Arrives, Be Present to Receive It
Forthcoming · Reflection

On presence, receiving, and what it means to be grounded in abundance after a long season of building.

Coming Soon
The Parenting Book
Forthcoming

What it means to raise a child with roots and wings — with deliberate love, ancient wisdom, and a willingness to be changed by them.

Travel With Kesh · 2026
Upcoming Journeys
Zoom Gatherings
Conversations

Every other weekend. 90 minutes. Small groups of 15–20 people. Grief, food, travel, sustainable living — things that matter. Pay what reflects your means.

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Travel Without Extraction
Sunday, March 15 · 11 AM PT
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Sustainable Living on a Budget
Sunday, April 6 · 11 AM PT
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Kesh's Table: Stories Behind the Recipes
Saturday, April 19 · 11 AM PT
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Eating Through Grief
Saturday, April 28 · 11 AM PT
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The Camino Effect
Sunday, May 3 · 11 AM PT
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