RIT Deaf graduate student Kinyasi Monyi is from the small island of Zanzibar which merged into the United Republic of Tanzania in East Africa. He was born on June 30, 1986 in a military hospital and grew up as the only deaf person in the family. He was born hearing, but became deaf at the age of six when a doctor discovered he had spinal meningitis. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Security at the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). During the interview, he recalled that his life was difficult as a student in Tanzania and the way he coped with challenges, including family support, made him who he became. Today. There are also major differences between the United States and Tanzania. He grew up in an upper-middle-class family with three sisters and two brothers. He was fortunate that his family could provide him with food, clothing and a formal education. He knew that many people were poor and did not have enough support outside of the area where he lived. Unfortunately, high levels of poverty existed in Tanzania as it is part of the third world countries. Everything else aside, his parents didn't notice he was deaf until one day they decided to call him by his name and noticed he wasn't being called. They called him twice and he received no response. Panicked, they took him to the hospital and had him examined by a doctor. After examining him, the doctor told his family that he was deaf in both ears. Unable to find a solution, they let him stay home for a year and a half without school. Monica, a Dutch woman, heard about Kinyasi's situation from a family friend. She took him to middle of paper......, he was never told to sit up straight, only in his comfort zone, whatever he could sit on. Like the future store in Kinyasi's plans, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computing Security last May. He continues his goal of obtaining the Master of Science and will graduate next May. After graduation, he plans to look for a job in the United States as he loves traveling to new places. He wants to gain more experience through work over the next few years. When he achieves his goal, he will return to Tanzania to start a business and use his skills to improve security. There are not many security companies and he wants to improve security to prevent hacks, threats and virus risks. If the security plan doesn't work, he considers going into agricultural entrepreneurship (how to improve the demand for crops) or building better properties for deaf people..