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Because I found myself telling the…

Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do.

There is something universal in the…

There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control.

Pride in boasting of family antiquity…

Pride in boasting of family antiquity, makes duration stand for merit.

My early childhood prepared me to…

My early childhood prepared me to be a social psychologist. I grew up in a South Bronx ghetto in a very poor family. From Sicilian origin, I was the first person in my family to complete high school, let alone go to college.

We were a family who had…

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

Americans try to talk about positive…

Americans try to talk about positive family values, although the actual state of things is disastrous.

Skype is easy enough to use…

Skype is easy enough to use so that people don’t need to be tech savvy – a lot of users just want to communicate with their friends and family, and they find this is the easiest, cheapest way.

Deep down, I’m a Texas girl…

Deep down, I’m a Texas girl looking for that big romance every girl dreams about. Biologically, I look forward to being a cornerstone of a family. I’ll be in my glory when I have a child on my knee.

I am not preparing myself or…

I am not preparing myself or my family for anything but life.

I had a friend whose family…

I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me.