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" Like many American millennials, an 8th grade field trip first brought me into contact with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "

Clemantine Wamariya

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" I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it. For me, the act of storytelling is an act of healing. "

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" After my final semester at Yale in December of 2013, I made a scary choice. Instead of looking for work - feeling over-read and underweight - that for a few months I would go wherever the wind carried me. I would become a student of the world, and I would eat. "

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" I'm still coping with my trauma, but coping by trying to find different ways to heal it rather than hide it. "

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" I want to tap into everyone's senses, to touch on our human sensibility. "

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" I want to create or be a platform for people who have been labelled as a victim. I'm not going to be their voice; that's their voice. I want to allow people to voice their life beyond labels. "

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" From age six to 12, I lived in seven different countries, moving from one refugee camp to another, hoping we would be wanted. "

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" If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages. "

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" It's taken a lot of years for me to learn how to share my story. "

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" My experiences have shown me that when an opportunity bigger than you comes along and you feel unprepared and doubtful, it is important to permit those emotions and let that energy drive you and inspire you to move forward. "

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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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" Being kind to myself helped me deal with people who thought less of me and thought they were better than me. "

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" When you receive an education, you pass it on. "

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" Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up. "

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" We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. "

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" I go around the country sharing my story. I aim to dare other people to go deep into their own stories and hope to inspire them to think about their own world and experiences. "

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" Being able to connect with other humans is something I've done since I was little. "

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" I'm open to everything. Take me anywhere, show me everything. "

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" You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you. "

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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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" Sharing presumes and creates equality. "

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" I hate light... I feel like at night, it's safer. If anything happens, there's a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside. "

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" I want people to know that they are the masters, the queens, kings, and gods of their own story. "

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" Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love. "

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" Every single person on the planet has equal humanity. "

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" There are millions of people, refugees, who have experienced the same conflicts and struggles I did. They have the same potential to defy the odds and achieve great things. "

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" The world is part of us, and we are part of the world. Even through the smallest acts, we can demonstrate that. I believe in the human spirit, in the kindness in all of us, and I am hopeful for this world. "

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" To the young girl who fails to see opportunities around her: Awaken the intellectual curiosity within you. Go on, search for those opportunities and chase after them! Because when you are curious and in 'search mode,' you will meet a lot of people and learn, and when you find opportunities, you will be exhilarated rather than overwhelmed. "

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" I truly hope readers learn to believe in their imaginations and their ability to shape their own lives. That's what 'The Girl Who Smiled Beads' means to me. "

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" Words will never be enough to quantify and qualify the many magnitudes of human-caused destruction. "

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" The tradition of Umuganda is a beautiful and inspiring one. It connects people to their surrounds and creates a responsible community. "

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