“I met my husband online. We were friends through a social network. When we started talking on the phone, we had this connection. We didn’t struggle for words. It felt natural. “This went on for about three months. Then I was like, ‘I’m going to … Continue readingOnline meet-up leads to new life in new country
“I had a fascination with Egypt, so I took a course in Egyptology. I learned to read hieroglyphs. Then I had a fascination with bagpipes, so I took lessons and learned to play them. I marched in nearly every parade in St. Louis and all … Continue readingHe has a puzzle-like fascination with genealogy
“My grandmother only made it up to seventh grade. All the other women before her on her side didn’t get further than that, either. So she wanted something better for me. She made sure I understood the importance of a good education. “I was pregnant … Continue readingEducation proves to be ‘my ticket out’
“My grandmother was very protective of me. I was never really let out of the house unless I found a way out. Those times that I did, one of the guys I dated before my husband was heavily gang involved. I was very naive to … Continue readingShe positively influences lives of young people
“When I was 20 years old, I learned that my mom wasn’t really my mom, my dad wasn’t really my dad, and my siblings weren’t really my siblings. “My mother got pregnant with me at a very young age. They sent her to Louisiana to … Continue reading‘I learned that my mom wasn’t really my mom’