First that was lovely. I might not have felt how you felt when you made the piece but I felt something listening to it.

What makes me African is being born in the continent, might not be enough but its a ticket.

What makes me African is the resilience after life challenges, the ability to cope in almost every situation.

What makes me African is my trusting and forgiving spirit even after going through alot of betrayal.

What makes me African is my respect for other people's culture even when they look down on mine.

What makes me African is the joy I feel when I meet an African in a new place; the way we relate like we've known each other all our lives.

What makes me African is the gift of making difficult situations look light but making jokes and fun while finding ways to get through it.

What makes me African is knowing I belong to a continent that houses people with alot of diversity and loving that feel, wanting to learn about them all.

What makes me African might not be the food I eat or clothes I wear but that also counts.

What makes me an African is standing tall wherever I go with the pride of Africa in my heart.

I am Annie Ben; An African.