Explaining my international background is like reading a world map. I am mixed Kenyan and grew up across Kenya, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe before settling in Canada. My father, deeply involved in liberation movements and human rights, worked in crisis regions like Rwanda, Somalia, and Bosnia, and was particularly passionate about Palestine, leading us to live in Israel, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank. Following my parents’ divorce, I moved to the Netherlands with my Dutch