i am a woman born a girl in dar es salaam, tanzania, east africa
i am a mother born a daughter to east indian parents each raised in a
small village in rajasthan and later in the city of mumbai
i am a sister born just 14 months earlier than my only sibling
in a home oceans away from family
i am an immigrant born in africa but raised in the west
far away from my roots
i am a lawyer, community activist and advocate
taught by my mother’s perseverance to raise two girls
in a country not her own
i am a mother guided by my two north stars
to express my truth so that they will have the courage to speak theirs
i am an artist, writer, and storyteller
inspired by my east indian roots, growing up in the west,
all things creative, the earth, sun and the moon, travel, adventure, and
the power of human connection
~bela