My journey began 15,000 kilometres away, in a beautiful, small East African country called Eritrea. My forebears were chiefs, warriors, who led their people to defend their land from invaders, who handed down their values of social justice and defending human rights to me and to my family. My grandfathers were leaders in their village and their clans. Our family slowly moved to the city and my father went to school and learnt many languages. My mother was a loving mum to me and to my four brothers and my sister. 