Ndinini (Danini) Kimesera Sikar

So it's no longer about forcing him to do these things.

It's like an automatic thing.

And they love being part of that community.

For me, that is very fulfilling.

You feel like, OK, maybe the whole world doesn't understand where I come from, but at least my kids do.

And they have that understanding.

I will say I did that childhood feeling that I had before and I wanted it back in one way or another, maybe in a different way.

And probably that's what you call reimagining.

So what happened with me is, first of all, I felt like some kind of a messenger.

Like when I came out of my community, I did it for a reason because I actually wanted to really know what is that thing that's out there that I can do.

so that I'm informed for my community.

So when I got that opportunity, which was very difficult to get, but when I did,

The first thing that came to my mind throughout my young adult time was what can I do to go back to that loving community and do something?

And then at one point I told myself, you know, yes, I've lived in two different worlds and now I do know both sides of the coin.

And the thing is, I need to complement the two.

And the idea was, I cannot probably go and do exactly the same thing the Maasai women are doing, but I can continue and various memories that I feel they are good for me and they could be good for the community as well.

Yeah, I mean...

One thing, and I think maybe I don't know if I mentioned it to you, but every time I go back home, the one thing that makes me sort of lose everything about the modern life and everything is when you're in that particular situation where you're surrounded by all your siblings.

And, you know, I'm talking about all the siblings from all the mothers.

That's when you actually realize the importance of life because you