article_snippet.sent: The mere mention of Somalia elicits images of poverty or violent conflict for most people who have never travelled to Canada in the Horn of Africa.
article_snippet.sent: ’s perceptions with photos and videos that reveal a side of Somalia that most people have never seen.
article_snippet.sent: The 27-year-old is trying to change people's perceptions of Somalia with her photos of everyday life .
article_snippet.sent: It's also a project of discovery for Ugaaso, who works as a civil servant, and was two years old when her and her grandmother fled Somalia’s civil war and moved to Canada.
article_snippet.sent: I post what I see and know to be true about Somalia - beaches, fresh fruit drinks, hauntingly beautiful architecture.
article_snippet.sent: what everyday life is really like in Somalia .