In honor of WORLD REFUGEE DAY which swept past us on June 20 and the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Sudan … A word about my brother Ger Duany. (see the following post for a TuTchT portrait of Ger.) . Ambassador Ger Duany has become one of the most impacting relationships I’ve developed over the past decade. What he has added to my own life, intellect, heart and soul is massive, and yet just a tiny fraction of what he has added to the intellect, heart and soul of America (and the world at large.) Although not all of us have had to deal with the severe traumas of violent, forced displacement and war-related emotional and physical scarring, we are all refugees in some sense, all wanderers seeking a place of relative peace for our gifts, skills, and passions to take root. . Our national policies on immigration and refugees shift (slowly) over the years on political tides. They might often be out of sync with our own personal beliefs, and feel far beyond our individual control. Control of the ports-of-entry to our OWN hearts, however, is solely in our own hands. Just like our country, our personal lives are vastly enriched when we open those flow-ways. World Refugee Day comes and goes, but please take time to share about the refugees that have enriched your lives. . @ger_duany @734coffee @usaforunhcr @unhcrkenya @officialhhsp @TuTchTig #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #GerDuany #RedefineRefugees #WorldRefugeeDay #RefugeesWelcome #LostBoysofSudan #GerDuanyTuTchT #TopMaleModelsofColor #TuTchTModelPortraits #SudaneseModels #SudaneseActors #SudanUprisings #SudanRevolts #SudanMassacre #BlueForSudan #EnrichedbyRefugees https://www.instagram.com/p/BzBTk5algle/?igshid=1nxyzjy6og9f8