How it all started: “When I was growing up in Ghana there were only 3 universities and it was very competitive. The United Nations had agreed with Eastern European countries to take students from developing countries. We applied, went for interviews, and I passed. I was sent to Russia to go to study. The goal was within 6 months you should be speaking and writing the language, and if not you were sent back to where you came from.” -Benjamin, dad, Ghanaian #blackrussian