From fleeing for political reasons to looking for an adventure, Zimbabweans share why they left their home country.
![Lance Guma left Zimbabwe in 2003 after being attacked while working as a TV correspondent for foreign media [Photo courtesy of Lance Guma]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Picture1-Lance-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Danai Nesta Kupemba is a Zimbabwean writer currently based in South Africa. She has also lived in Germany and the UK. She believes in the power of med... ia to unite, heal and help us understand the human condition.
From fleeing for political reasons to looking for an adventure, Zimbabweans share why they left their home country.
What happens when you reject the identity your parents fought for and embrace that of those they fought against?