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When my father arrived in Kenya, he had found the Kikuyu way of life similar to that of the British at the time the Romans invaded England 2,000 years ago.

— Louis Leakey

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life.

— Erik Hersman

My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement.

— Tom Morello

In Kenya you've got the great birds and monkeys leaping through the trees overhead. It's a chance to remember what the world is really like.

— Joanna Lumley

I lived among the Japanese, and saw their mode of living, in regions unaffected by European contact.

— Isabella Bird

I really enjoyed staying at an encampment at the top of a hill in the Samburu Reserve in Kenya. You reach it on a small plane; there is no electricity, no city noises and you sleep and shower under the Milky Way, with moths fluttering around a kerosene lamp, knowing that there are elephants and lions roaming free in the valley.

— Cherie Lunghi

I grew up in a small town in Sudan. There weren't many cars, so we did things in the countryside near where we lived.

— Alek Wek

I grew up all over the world. My father was in the army and was posted to a new place every two and a half years. I have no geographical roots.

— Juliet Stevenson

My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative.

— Lupita Nyong'o

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was the first member of my family to cross into Pakistan and find his ancestral village.

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

I sailed around Europe and lived with the Karen tribe in Thailand for a month.

— Lily Nicksay