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Originally posted by Ideal08
I did cry over there because I got overwhelmed with not knowing what country my people come from. It's disheartening when they ask you where you are from, they mean what country in Africa. And you have to explain that you, your parents, and your grandparents, and whoever else you know is American.  Y'all, I truly understood at that moment the feeling of being stripped of your history. We don't even know where we come from. All we know is Africa. No idea what part of the continent. That is just sad. I would love to trace my lineage back to see where we came from. I have to pray on that, because that is a skeerious task right there.
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Ideal, you have me almost in tears over here! Girl, you have a way with words. All of your stories have been beautiful. Are you a journalist?
J/K!
I would love to learn about my lineage. That is one of the other things that I want to learn prior to my visit. I want to be semi-prepared for my journey. I want to learn a language or two and be able to communicate. That's a big part of being there. It's more fun to be somewhere and be able to understand what they say.
Oh man. I need to start my Voyage to Africa fund today!