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The dictionary says home is \u201cthe place where a person lives.\u201d UMW senior Purity Muthaa has her own definition.<\/p>\n

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UMW economics major Purity Muthaa ’18 was born in Kenya and has lived in five different countries. She finally found “home” at Mary Washington. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe lesson I\u2019ve learned from being a citizen of the world is that home is not a place,” she said. “It\u2019s a feeling of community and inclusion.\u201d She found that feeling in her involvement with Mary Washington’s James Farmer Multicultural Center (JFMC).<\/p>\n

Her past reads like a passport; she\u2019s lived in Kenya, Botswana, Ghana, Uganda and, of all places, Northern Virginia. She brought UMW a nomadic perspective that adds to classroom discussions, projects and research. The University brought her a chance to lay down some roots, and she planted them deep. From step team to peer mentoring, she\u2019s wrapped herself up in Mary Wash culture, and as an aide at the JFMC, she found friendship \u2026 and a place to call home.<\/p>\n

Born in the East African country of Kenya, Muthaa moved with her family across the continent for her father\u2019s USAID job. She was 10 when it brought them to the U.S. They lived in Arlington, Great Falls, Chantilly and Centreville. By the end of 12th grade, she\u2019d attended eight different schools.<\/p>\n

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After leaving UMW with a degree in economics, Purity Muthaa hopes to attend grad school and help developing countries strengthen their economies. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI feel like you end up becoming a chameleon,\u201d said Muthaa,\u00a0whose father traveled thousands of miles from Uganda to watch her cross the Ball Circle stage at tomorrow\u2019s commencement.\u00a0\u201cYou change depending on the environment you\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Constant motion added depth to her life, exposing her to cultures and customs, religions and languages. She speaks English, Kikuyu, Swahili and Spanish. But moving around has its downside. You can\u2019t get comfortable, let down your guard, let people in, she said.<\/p>\n

At Mary Washington, that changed. And she spread herself thin, majoring in economics and working at UMW\u2019s Center for Economic Development and Blackstone Coffee. She was captain of the Alter Egos Step team, a peer mentor with RISE and a member of more than a dozen club and intramural sports teams. She joined groups like Women of Color and Encounter, and served on the Multicultural Leadership Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cPurity is a remarkable student with a passion for learning about and celebrating various cultures,\u201d said Marion Sanford, director of the JFMC, where Muthaa worked last semester as a student aide.<\/p>\n

There, surrounded by peers from different communities and cultures, with different opinions and views, she formed friendships.<\/p>\n

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Purity Muthaa found herself surrounded by – and comforted by – diversity at UMW’s James Farmer Multicultural Center. Among her many extracurricular activities, she served on the Multicultural Leadership Council. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThat for me is the norm,\u201d she said. \u201cThe friends I\u2019ve had here have become my family. They\u2019re the people I talk to every day, the people I argue with.\u201d<\/p>\n

She brought her voice, too, to the classroom, where she researched multinational corporations in developing countries and fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Purity in class,\u201d said Assistant Professor of Economics Amrita Dhar,\u201cdefinitely added to diverse discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muthaa took her education off campus, as well, interning at the United Nations and, for the past four years, at the U.S. Embassy in Uganda. Last year she worked at the consular, where she counseled students like her who hope to go to college in the U.S.<\/p>\n

At Mary Washington, she found a future \u2013 she plans to go to grad school and use her degrees to help developing countries enforce policies to build their economies \u2013 and also, finally, a present.<\/p>\n

Before, if someone had asked her where home is, she said, she would have answered, \u201cI have no idea.\u201d Now she does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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