There are dreams that awaken longing. Like wind stirring seeds, they cause images and feelings to rise from the stomach to the head. Is this part of the diasporic experience? Benin, [beˈnɛ̃], the sound of the word connected with the first bars of the music that the father played on the weekend. It connected with the history of the Agojie, with the rare and delicious smell in the kitchen, or with the words heard on the phone.