ケリスさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ケリスInstagram)「I try to always be aware of myself when I travel. I want to see people living , loving , eating , planting , parenting , thriving in every corner of the earth. But I never want to be disrespectful or misunderstood. There are so many customs and faiths , the different journeys people take . The way they choose to survive in surroundings that sometimes don't seem conducive for humans. I remember being young growing up in Harlem. It only accrued to me a few years ago. But I thought about all the buses of people , I mean full on double decker buses of Europeans and Japanese people with cameras just driving around the streets that were my home . The Apollo , Sylvia's , sometimes pan pans and strivers row . Back then, it never occurred to me what was happening or what the big deal was . But as a woman now , a black woman , and an American woman , these thoughts come across my mind . I have learned that our struggle is only ours. And as I carry that , and own that weight. I yearn to be welcomed into the fold of our diaspora around the world. We are seen as separate which was part of the plan , We have been scattered. But there is an awakening that is rising . I said to The Masai warrior as the children welcomed me. They were so warm and honest I felt such joy I didn't expect to well up in me . So I blurted out " I love my people, thank you!"?Where are you from, he asked . I laughed and said "oh , I don't know but we are family I know that" he laughed too but I knew he wasn't sure what I meant. We have been taught so many lies it choked me up for a second as I stood there in the darkness of the night in that tiny village over looking the Serengeti. All I could do was look over at my son and smile and tell him. "Just pay attention baby, there is so much I need to tell you still" he smiled with that glimmer in his eye that he always has and said "I know mama, I get it". I love my people . Just thinking out loud xoxo」7月21日 15時36分