Leah Rapley, Founder

Hey Ya'll! That's right, you're looking at a Texas girl born and raised!

 

I started this blog because I have always been curious about my roots. My curiosity (yes, please call me Mrs. Curiosity because I'm always asking questions)  led me on a high school trip across the Atlantic to Ghana so that I could get acquainted with the "Motherland", as folks like to call it. Well, to my surprise, I felt just as foreign there as I felt in the United States.  It took working with Afro-Bolivians on a Davidson College study abroad trip to Bolivia, to find a place that felt like home. Despite not having any Latin Americans in my family (to my knowledge), the Afro-Bolivian community just felt 'right', all warm and fuzzy  (hmm... *insert thinking emoji*). 

So, as typical Mrs. Curiosity (me) does, the wheels in my head started turning. This odd revelation left me with many questions about my identity and the concept of connectedness between African Diasporic (not a word but I am making it one) communities across the globe. 

And now we are here, so join me as I cross oceans, villages,  and mountains to explore the thread that binds  African descendant communities.  

 

 

 
Leah Rapley enjoying an beautiful day at Falls Park in Greenville, SC 
 
 

Oh yea, I guess I need to drop my credentials below since our society is obsessed with those :D 

  • Cultural Anthropologist (Davidson College BA '12) 

  • Lover of the Fall

  • Author "Hasta Que El Espejo Me Sonrió/Until the Mirror Smiled Back at Me" 

  • World Traveler

  • Writer

  • International Education Development Specialist (George Washington University MA' 16) 

  • Massive Sponge, because I love soaking up knowledge

  • Advocate for Change- it's in my veins

  • Educator-- you can always expect me to throw something in about education.  Oh, and I taught for a while.

  • People Lover

  • Youth Development Worker

  • Fundraising Professional

  • Wife. Mom. Middle Child. Loyal Friend. 

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