In my culture, there is a Haitian proverb, woch nan dlo pa konnen doule woch nan soley.

English: rocks in water know not the pain of rocks in the sun.

In essence, my work focuses on providing the experience for the rock in the water to see what life is like in the sun, and vice versa. By building bridges into the other’s experience, a foundation can exist for conversation, empathy, and hopefully acceptance.