Beatrice Amiwero-Decker

"... when my mom was packing my suitcase, she insisted I bring gari, I bring egusi, I bring bitter leaves, I bring a little mortar, matodo and pencil.

of that in my suitcase. I kept saying, Mama, I'm going to America. I don't need all this. Dry fish, this, that, everything she had in that one suitcase for me. We reluctantly brought it. And lo and behold, when I got here... every time i go to a restaurant i smell the smell of hamburger i would get sick so thank god she packed those things for me that's what i started eating until i got used to the smell of food in america."