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cultural identity is a bit confused and hard to define.
She explains: "I don't feel Nigerian. I don't have
much of the Nigerian culture. I was raised in a white
man's convent, secluded from the Nigerian culture. I
couldn't fit in with Nigerian time, and food. The sisters
cooked different foods from Nigerian food, like salads. I
don't speak Igbo very well. I cannot do the dances that
the women typically do in my village. From the age of ten
I lived in the Convent and spoke only English. I speak a
mixture of Igbo and English with my father. I don't feel
any nationality completely." Food and language are an
important part of one's cultural identity as well as the
living experienced in foreign countries. Looking at
Goretti's life, it is not hard to understand why she
feels no more Nigerian than any other culture. She claims
to be a world citizen, not only because of her background
but also because it is the Bahai belief that the earth is
but one country and all mankind is its citizens.
Respecting her father's wishes, Goretti embarked on a
journey of discovery of not only the white man's secrets
but of the world's.
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