extremely patriarchal. We’re talking
about a world where women must
bow when they greet a man. Men
and women have limited social
interactions. The men kill the
animals, and the women cook the
food. Men are not even allowed in
the kitchen. As a nine-year-old boy,
I thought this was fantastic. I
wasn’t allowed to do anything. At
home my mom was forever making
me do chores—wash the dishes,
sweep the house—but when she
tried to do that in Tzaneen, the
women wouldn’t allow it.
“Trevor, make your bed,” my
mom would say.