Jochen Wermuth was born in the US to German parents and grew up predominantly in Germany from the age of three. His university education meant

Jennifer Eremeeva is from Massachusetts. She grew up in a small town and attended the small independent school run by her father, a dedicated educator. After

Angela Tiago Luis is from the Philippines. Her family were not so poor by national standards but she still had to help her parents as she

Josh Rogers grew up in Columbia, Missouri, which is right in the centre of the United States. He was an active student at school and went

Simon Offer grew up in the Brighton area, UK. He spent a year in Germany also before coming back to the UK to finish his schooling.

Matthias Wintzer was born in Hamburg, but grew up partly in Lima, Peru, where his parents were working as teachers. He learnt Spanish fluently while he

Melinda Rishkofski is from a small rural town near Pennsylvania in the US. She loved school, was a good student and has been a lifetime learner ever

Sammy Kotwani grew up in Bombay, now Mumbai, in India. Sammy was a natural leader, captain of the cricket teams in which he played. He came

Catherine Tolstoy is Leo Tolstoy’s great-great-granddaughter. She was born in Moscow but moved to England aged four and grew up predominantly there – although with summer

Chris Kenneth is from Nigeria. He grew up in a large, traditional family with a strong Catholic tradition. His mother rather wanted a doctor in the

Tom Washington hails from the UK. His father was a colonel in the Army and his mother is an artist. Tom went to Edinburgh University where

Scott MacLennan is from a small town, Dingwall, in the north of Scotland. He grew up with a love of books and studied English Literature and