{UAH} Born in the USA but choosing Ghana - BBC News ~ Ugandans At Heart (UAH)

"There wasn't anything about Africa taught to me in school or on TV except for Tarzan... and I was told that was incorrect!" she says with a laugh.

But when she was 14 years old, a class trip to the continent was announced at her school; something clicked and she became excited.

She ran home and told her mother who, equally enthused, joined the trip as a chaperone. They travelled to Ghana, and their hearts never left.

Ms Aidoo still tears up when she thinks about the day they first set foot on African soil.

'I felt free in Africa'

"This was 42 years ago but I still remember. I was so taken by the energy. I actually got down on my knees and kissed the ground.

"Even the air in my lungs was right. It was like I was home".

Sincerely,

Brian M. Kwesiga