Life in the Overflow Magazine - Winter 2022 Black History Month

“They don’t have room to dream, so I wanted to provide a gateway so that they can actually dream.” - Tammy Darmel Moore

Out of all the continents and countries that Tammy has traveled to, she expresses her respect for the original Africa. “Ethiopia is literally the only place out of all the places I’ve visited where I’ve taken my shoes off as soon as I got off the plane because I wanted the soles of my feet to touch the ground.”

Upon her arrival in Ethiopia, it was important for Tammy to visit the places that were off the grid and outside of the tourist locations. For her, it wasn’t about sitting by the poolside with an umbrella drink taking selfies, but really getting to know the locals, how they lived and get their perspective. She admits that when she met the people she was in awe and fell in love with them and the country. Likewise, for the locals who expressed that they were used to seeing blonde hair and blue eyes, they were equally in awe to see people from another part of the world that looked like them.