From age six to 12, I lived in seven different countries, moving from one refugee camp to another, hoping we would be wanted. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
After my final semester at Yale in December of 2013, I made a scary choice. Instead of looking for work – feeling over-read and underweight – that for a few months I would go wherever the wind carried me. I would become a student of the world, and I would eat. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
I’m not a victim – I’m a survivor of hunger, of hate, of different injustices that humans are facing today. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
It has taken me so many years to finally be in my bed and fall asleep for six hours. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
I hate light… I feel like at night, it’s safer. If anything happens, there’s a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
Sharing is wonderful, but giving – I give, you take – often maintains the power status quo. Clemantine Wamariya Read Quote
