About: Amara Osei is a Ghanaian-American writer and photographer whose work explores identity, belonging, and the transformative power of leaving home. After losing her corporate job in New York, she spent a year traveling through Africa, Asia, and South America with nothing but a backpack and her grandmother's ring. Her memoir about that year became a bestseller. She now splits her time between Accra and Brooklyn.
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Amara Osei is a Ghanaian-American writer and photographer whose work explores identity, belonging, and the transformative power of leaving home. After losing her corporate job in New York, she spent a year traveling through Africa, Asia, and South America with nothing but a backpack and her grandmother's ring. Her memoir about that year became a bestseller. She now splits her time between Accra and Brooklyn. Member since July 2026.