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MUPENZI SAFARI
BIOLOGY
Big-picture goal: To find a cure for diabetes,
which his mother has
Birth place: The Congo
Second home: Refugee camp in Zambia at age 8, where
he landed after fleeing the violence of his country's civil war
Third home: Resettled in Atlanta in 2014. "It was a
long process, a lot of interviews. But we finally made it
to America and I felt free to do all the things I dreamed of."
His last name: Means journey. "It fits my life so far."
Next up: "I want to learn fencing.
I always want to be trying new things."
