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I was 14 when my parents died in 1998. My younger brother and I were left with no financial support. It was devastating and scary, as I had to grow up really fast. I learned that the ones you love the most can be gone in an instant. Being born, raised, and educated in a small town in India, I had developed small town ideas. I had to change the way I thought about living and survival.
In order to survive, I went on the road and worked as a part-time teacher seven hours a day to provide bread for myself and my younger brother. I knew that life would never get any better without education. I continued my education while I worked. The days were long and hard trying to get my education and work to survive at the same time. This went on until 2002 when I finished my Bachelors in Computer Science. I continued teaching and working on my education with some financial aid until 2004, when I graduated with a Master's in Computer...
This experience taught me independence as I had only myself to rely on. It also taught me responsibility as my younger brother relied on me as well for survival. Without working, we would have no food to eat. I learned the value of hard work and how to survive tough times.
In 2001, I met a girl. For several years we saw each other and talked a lot getting to know each other. This experience taught me about relationships and how they develop and grow. It was new to have someone outside my family to talk to and help me to resolve problems of difficulty. It was a new experience to be able to share laughs and good times with someone who cared. I learned that there was more to life that working and getting education. There was actually good times that made life easier to bear. I married this girl in 2006.
I started learning about different cultures when I was given office assignments in China and Finland during 2006 and 2007.…
