Hi @serowa, welcome to Africa where you hear lots of weird stories and cultural beliefs, and about the road, that is one sad reality we have been forced to get used to over here.
But the opposite happened on this day. These guys, all of them came to put their arms around me and their words to me were 'Dada (Sister in Swahili), we love you.
I can only imagine how emotional this must have been for you, did you cry? because I would have cried out my heart if I were in your shoes.
But I am most grateful for having received love so great I am able to leave love behind, with every step that I take, because love is the most important gift of all we can give to someone else.
I am glad you are happy, love remains the greatest healing balm.
Thank you @bimbo45 :) I am originally from Zimbabwe and grew up in South Africa but was predominantly in a white culture. I have traveled a fair amount in Southern Africa itself but this was my first time going cross culture and I feel like I found my home.
When those men listened to me that day I cried my eyes out, it was the first time in a long while I felt like I could breathe without having to have my defences up.
Love has carried through and I went to visit 3 of these men in #Botswana, November 2021 for a wedding where I was welcomed into families as a daughter and sister. I was even gifted with the name Libu meaning Grateful in Tswana which meant the world to me.
This is really sweet to read, I am glad I found you here on hive. Have a beautiful week friend.