Introduction Part 1

Hello fellow travelers, adventurers, and young movers of the world. Introductions seem silly as you can all know my name from just clicking "view profile", so I won't bother with the silliness of it, as I won't really know who any of your out there are either. What you'll be seeing here is everything to do with travel, culture and at the moment, Kenya, as that's where I'm residing. As an 18-year-old, one would expect my life to be pretty average, and at times, it is. But, I've had the unique experience of having an overseas worker in my immediate family - my darling mother. Because of this, I've moved all around the world. I've also visited many, many countries. Let's see, I was born in Richomond, Virginia on January 25th, 1995.

Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA

My aunt and uncle live in Petersburg - round 30 minutes away from Richmond, so that's how I ended up there. I've never actually lived in Virginia, but I've been there almost every summer for the past 18 years. After six weeks in Petersburg, my mom packed us up and we made our way to Labe, Guinea (in West Africa). 

Labe, Guinea

I'm not exactly sure how old I was when my mother decided to leave her job in Guinea and move to Kalamazoo, Michigan to become a Geography professor at a university there. I don't really remember it much because I was only around 2, but I do remember the birth of my brother and my first experience in kindergarden (or it may have been daycare... the first few years of my schooling were jumbled up). 

Kalamazoo, Michigan

After my brother was born (I was 3&1/2) we stayed in Michigan for another year after which we moved back to Labe, Guinea. We were in Labe for 4 years, during which I was homeschooled along with the children of my mother's colleagues. As we weren't living in the capitol of Guinea (Conakry) there wasn't an international school for us to attend. When I found out we were leaving Guinea, I was devastated. My earliest and fondest memories (to date) had take place there. But, it was all for the best, as we moved on to Bamako, Mali. 

Bamako, Mali

(I will continue the story of my wordly path tomorrow - I'm in high school and I'm tired. Sleep is good.)