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Empowered for a purpose...

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Hello all and welcome to my blog! I figured it was about time to start this as I gear up to head across the Atlantic to Douala, Cameroon! I hope you will follow my journey and hear my stories. Feel free to share my blog with your friends and family-and stay in touch while I'm away! So a little bit about my story... I was raised in good old Blackwood, NJ- one of five kids (I like to joke I'm the favorite). My mom and dad raised us all in a cute brick house where there was lots of love to go around! I love that house-and miss it so much. I grew up playing soccer-that was my first love. If I wasn't at school or hanging with friends you could probably catch me on a soccer field. That's what helped me get to college-and was a huge HUGE part of my life. I used to dream about playing soccer in Africa with the kids who couldn't afford as much as a ball. I don't know why but Africa was put on my heart from a very young age. When it was time for college, I picked La