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  1. Feb 2018
    1. I must say that before I went to the U.S., I didn’t consciously identify as African. But in the U.S., whenever Africa came up, people turned to me. Never mind that I knew nothing about places like Namibia. But I did come to embrace this new identity, and in many ways I think of myself now as African.

      At first, she was going to U.S. and wasn't sure about her identify as African. When she was there, people would came up to her for advice and She didn’t know nothing about any places such as Namibia. This experience helped her feel welcome with open arms to a new identity that she never knew before. Now she can identify herself as a African that she can be proud to be.