Faraway From Home And Homecoming

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                    Far Away from Home and Home Coming Far away from home marks a time when my brother traveled to America when I was still in Cameroon and I thought to myself that never would I reunite with him again. However, to my surprise, after a long separation, there was a home coming which united us.  The letters we wrote to each other took forever to be received; it was not like seeing the person face to face. Ten years later, after a long stay in America, he decided to come back home to Cameroon and visit. When I received the letter from my brother announcing his home coming I began to scream with joy and excitement. I ran all over the town telling everyone I met along the way that my brother was coming from America. When the noise died down, I grew very anxious and I began to think after a long stay in America was he going to like the food or would he possibly staying in Cameroon for good and not return to America. When he finally arrived, there was a lot of happiness in me. I felt like I was thirsty when he was gone, but when he arrived my thirst was quenched after a very long time. I prepared him a meal and he loved every bit of it. Later I discovered that I was not the only person who was anxious to see and welcome my brother, but the entire family and the community in which we lived also were. The elders of the community set a day aside to welcome my brother back home after a long stay away from home. When that day came, the festivity that was held for him included many dishes of food, traditional dances, riddles, jokes, music, and speeches from the elders. Our family was completed at last with my brother’s home

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