As a three-time expatriate, I've been fortunate to have long-term experiences in the Caribbean, North America, and the African continent; as a result, I see the world through all these perspectives; as a Haitian-American, I became a pan-Africanist naturally, by being born into the community of the world's first black republic, Haiti, after my experiences there and in America with the cognitive dissonance I received, I began to reeducate myself on what Haiti was and how it came to be, it expanded my interest further into where did these people originate from, and this is what connected me to Africa and all its beautiful origins, also leaving me with the ultimate lesson never to judge a place that I've never been to, or have not adequately educated on.