My Unforgettable Journey: A Long Way from Home

I shouldn't be here. If my early formative years were any indication of my future and what awaited me, then I shouldn't be where I am today. I shouldn't be a public elected official. I shouldn't be married and raising a beautiful family I love, adore, and cherish in a country that gave me a second chance. I shouldn't have survived. But I did.

Against all odds, I am here. Alive, thriving, and living proof that where you start does not determine where you'll finish. The path that began in war-...