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Wangeci first came to our group as “Margaret” and is the Sister that is the most mysterious. I have never traveled beyond North America, and so her stories and experiences fascinate me. I cannot imagine myself traveling to a foreign country to study in a language that is not native to me as she has done, let alone make a life there. Over the years we Sisters have tried to draw Wangeci out, encouraging her to share her life experiences. It is a very “American” thing to do, and Wangeci’s behavior has taught me the error of this way of thinking.
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Gatimu, W.M., Pemberton, C.L.A. (2012). Wangeci. In: Pemberton, C.L.A. (eds) Getting There. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-846-9_7
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