Was I a Stranger in My Homeland?

About the Book

Throughout my book I share my thoughts and feelings of growing up in a complex multicultural society as well as my response to cultural and ethnic diversity. Even though I am not a philosopher and have not yet experienced much compared to some I have always pictured my life as a long bumpy drive. We choose our destination and more importantly the path we take. We might encounter misfortunes along the way but our mission should be to get back on our feet and work towards the target we have set for ourselves. As the famous American baseball/ football player Bo Jackson once said, ‘Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there’.

About the Author

I was born in 1995 at Tromsø, Norway, the daughter of ethnic Tamil parents. I have tried sincerely to describe feelings and opinions of the events that have taken place since I became involved in the struggle for freedom and peace among the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Having visited Tamil Eelam in 2003 at the tender age of 8 with my family I have tried to document as much as possible from that astonishing trip. I would like to share my unforgettable and adventurous experiences with the rest of the world through the eyes of a child- who was born in a foreign country and has a hard time calling it ‘home’. It was fun to be in my ‘homeland’ and I feel it is impossible to experience that again before we get our own country.