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" I want to tap into everyone's senses, to touch on our human sensibility. "
Clemantine Wamariya
Want
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Everyone
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" Growing up in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, I had a wonderful life, one that I have not experienced anywhere since, even after living in nine countries. "
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" My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups. "
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" Growing up, many of us are taught to place limits on what we can accomplish while on earth. We tend to think of things in binary form: either as possible or, more frequently, impossible. "
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" My formal speaking career began before a group of 10 third-graders. We drew pictures of my home in Rwanda. I told them about my mother's huge garden and our mango tree. The lessons I taught were simple. Play nicely. Take care of plants. Take care of people. "
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