In 1967, my mother (a white American woman) moved to Kenya with my dad. They had been married 2 years, she lived in Kenya till her death 46 years later. In those years, she embraced Kisii culture, cooked the food, spoke both Kiswahili and Kisii, raised her children as Kisii /1

Decades later I also married a foreigner. I also embraced his culture - Igbo. I find the language hard to learn, I wish I could speak it like @nwanyi_ocha. I have found the journey as a foreign woman married in Igbo land to be interesting, fulfilling and rewarding /2

We make a point of bringing our children home annually to spend time in Igbo land and learn their culture. Foreign women embracing their husbands Igbo culture are not "cultural vampires". They understand that children need to know where they come from, who their people are /3

Igbos in my experience are a very warm people who appreciate those who make the effort. If people praise @nwanyi_ocha that does not mean they are putting down Igbo women, quite the contrary. She's showing respect. Foreign wives absorb husbands culture, but also retain theirs /4

This enriches our children's outlook. They grow up more tolerant of others, more knowledgable that there are other cultures. It is a beautiful thing to enjoy and honor who you are. Every family has their balance, live and let live /5 END