The first of July is always an important day for me. Back in 1863 on the first of July the slavery in Suriname was officially abolished. We call it Keti Koti which means broken chain. When I was younger I used to proudly represent Suriname in the official Keti Koti Memorial service every year. This year I didn’t. I was so young when I started this and now I’m 22. I felt like it was time to move on and hand over the honor to someone else… At least for now.

Mood:  Happy Keti Koti day ya’ll, much love.