My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.

ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end.

I believe that there is a God, and coming from an African tradition, I believe also that there are gods.

As a kid in Africa, you were so connected to nature itself because you went farming, watched the moon out at night, observed how the sky was different, and how the birds chanted different songs in the evening and the morning.

We must strive to be like the moon

Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy. Even people who knew you became extremely careful about how they related or spoke to you.

My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.