Family Quote by Shibani Dandekar

I grew up in southern Sudan, one of nine children. Our life was simple but very happy.

— Alek Wek

I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life.

— Erik Hersman

I've moved to Australia, to amazing parents who gave me unconditional love, to being educated and submerged in an amazing country and society.

— Saroo Brierley

When I was little, I grew up in a place called Hertfordshire, which is just near London, but out in the country, and I…

— Bat for Lashes

I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa.

— Mem Fox

I was 12-13 years old, nobody knows the sort of life I had. We came to Australia with basically nothing. It was tough.

— Bernard Tomic

My dad was teaching in Kenya, and my grandparents came to visit me there. They brought me to England, and my dad continued to…

— Francesca Hayward

I've lived in so many different countries over the years. I spent most of my early life in the UK, five years in Germany…

— Rachel Khoo

My family still lives over there [ in South Africa] .I miss them terribly. I would say that most of my life over there…

— St. Lucia

My wife and I sold our house New York and moved to Australia for a year; then we came back and spent almost three…

— Orson Bean

My life was filled with family in South Sudan. I am the seventh of nine children, and we grew up in what would be…

— Alek Wek

I've been in Africa, America, moving around a lot. It's helped me to open up my mind. I was born in Jamaica; I've lived…

— Ziggy Marley