I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had a very peripatetic childhood, so I bounced around. Lived in Ethiopia until I was, like, three or four and then lived between Ireland and London.
My father was born in Denmark. He came to this country when he was 12 years old.
I grew up in a dictatorship in East Africa.
I was born in France. I grew up in Africa.
It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency for over twenty years.
From 1971 to 1993, my family lived in a number of African countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as Uganda itself.
I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.
Well, I grew up between Holland and Israel and then moved to France when I was eleven.
My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico. Then I moved back to Kenya shortly after I turned one, and I grew up in Kenya.
I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life.