The return of Africa Diaspora to the motherland is pilgrimage back to the source. It is the family Reunion.
As Africa Diaspora reunites with it's missing link, it is the celebration of life, hope, social and cultural development and unity in diversity.
This trip is unique because of the participants and it's a two country tour. Every one, from the tour leader, Rev. Honeywell, Dr Mike, Dieula, Rev. Yolanda, Claudia, Gail, Ingrid and Valerie were special and the land and people will be with them forever. It was unique because of the purpose of the reunion.
When Africa Diaspora reunites with Africans in the motherland, it is a family reunion. These folks re-visit for a purpose and that should come first; "the purpose". Rev. Honeywell, the founder of Africa Journeys, stated from the beginning of the trip of the interest to only visit "local restaurants" and the groups interest to buy items that contribute directly to families and local economy of Nigeria and Benin Republic.
The group consists of those that have heared so much negativity about Africa, and especially Nigeria, but decided to visit home despite many discouragements and hurdles like acquiring Nigerian visa etc.
The tour was guided by Anago, a tour guide, who believes that he is a reincarnated former slave.
The visit was personal to all the visitors. They viewed it as a mission to self discovery and that's what Anago Osho Adventures, a Lagos and West Africa based tour company represent in the journey to reconnect. The reconnection is the celebration of Africas family reunion with the diaspora.
The conversations among the group members from one village, town, city, attractions and heritage to another was edifying. It clearly shows the similarities between Africa and the diaspora. According to them there are so much of Africa that are preserved in the Caribbean and Latin America. These ranges from cuisine, tradition, fashion, meaning of colours etc.
