As a young girl born in Cameroon, Africa, Marie was initiated into a world of responsibility early on. The walk to school at age six was nothing compared to the five mile walk to collect water for bathing and laundry. However, Marie did not see this as a hardship– it was just what needed to be done. As one of 13 children, she was the second–oldest and depended upon to care for her younger siblings. When Marie was eight, her military father moved ...