CHANGE IS GOOD. And coming to the United States from Kenya was a big change for me. I'd never been outside of Kenya before. You know, you have this huge picture of America in your mind from the movies, and when I arrived in the Midwest I thought, "Wow! This is different." I've been here for the past seven months as a freshman at Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, and I love it—every day is a new experience for me.
I've learned that spirituality is a discipline. It's a way of thinking and living that blesses everyone.
I've been studying Christian Science for the past five years. My uncle, who is a Christian Science practitioner in Nairobi, was my inspiration. I lived with him for a year and a half, and during that time I watched him get up early every day, reading and studying this book, Science and Health. I saw how he worked and how he healed. Nothing got him down.
