+ In 2019, I traveled to Ghana to speak at the Ghana Tech Summit. During a break at the event, I heard some music playing outside that piqued my curiosity. Many of the attendees were lined up, listening to a group playing traditional African music, and showcasing traditional dances. There were drums beating, sticks clacking, and dancers who enthusiastically translated the beats and sounds into mesmerizing rhythmic movements. The crowd of people were clapping along and making small dance moves of their own. As I listened, finding my own rhythm and clapping my hands in support of the show, one of the dancers seemed to approach me. I thought at first it was just part of their routine. Then he stopped right in front of me, pointed, and said with a thick African accent, “You! Come here, come here. Dance.” A bit confused, I looked around and saw that he was clearly only talking to me. I panicked. I was just there for entertainment. I had no plan of being part of it!