The building many people called “home” was for my siblings and me an abuse-laden place where torture and rape were commonplace. The cruelty was rampant for my immediate family, their friends, and my aunts, uncles and grandparents. The safest place for me was out on the streets. As I wandered the streets, I met many kind and helpful people. However, some of the strangers did not have benevolent hearts and I was kidnapped twice. During my childhood and early adulthood my physical body was repeatedly beaten and broken down; but I steered my heart and soul towards a path of health and freedom. From a young age I a fire burned in my heart prodding me to be different from the rest of my family and to improve my situation. The kind-heartedness of
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I loved the teamwork, the dedication, and the commitment. Frequently, I led training sessions outside of typical hours to help our team reach the goal of making it to the Women’s College World Series. As a result of my contributions, I received my team’s nomination for Northwestern’s Sportsmanship Award. In my professional life I became increasingly fulfilled. Here, if anywhere, my past life experiences proved helpful. The days wandering the streets and reading books had taught me well. I worked several internships and finally took on my own consulting projects and hired several people. Northwestern saw what I did professionally and how I helped other students and again, they rewarded me. They honored me as one of the top student leaders. At this time in my life I handled the death threats and need to escape on the weekends, while also balancing my active professional, student, and athlete lives. A turning point though was when I heard about further maltreatment my brother and sister were enduring because I was not at home to take the blows. By now, several people knew I faced violence regularly; I could not hide my personal life from my teammates and coaches anymore. One of the deans at my school realized what was going on and offered priceless help to me. She connected me with the police and with additional resources. I took a year and a half off from Northwestern and worked through my case with a team of
I loved the teamwork, the dedication, and the commitment. Frequently, I led training sessions outside of typical hours to help our team reach the goal of making it to the Women’s College World Series. As a result of my contributions, I received my team’s nomination for Northwestern’s Sportsmanship Award. In my professional life I became increasingly fulfilled. Here, if anywhere, my past life experiences proved helpful. The days wandering the streets and reading books had taught me well. I worked several internships and finally took on my own consulting projects and hired several people. Northwestern saw what I did professionally and how I helped other students and again, they rewarded me. They honored me as one of the top student leaders. At this time in my life I handled the death threats and need to escape on the weekends, while also balancing my active professional, student, and athlete lives. A turning point though was when I heard about further maltreatment my brother and sister were enduring because I was not at home to take the blows. By now, several people knew I faced violence regularly; I could not hide my personal life from my teammates and coaches anymore. One of the deans at my school realized what was going on and offered priceless help to me. She connected me with the police and with additional resources. I took a year and a half off from Northwestern and worked through my case with a team of