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Today, we’re doing life with Kechi Okwuchi , a motivational speaker, singer and author, “More Than My Scars”. Enjoy the conversation! Hi Kechi, how do you feel today? I feel pretty good today. Awesome! Give us a peep into your background and what part of your childhood influenced who you are today I was born and raised in Nigeria to a family of 4 – myself, my mom, my dad and my little sister.
I grew up in a musically inclined family, with heavy influence from my dad in terms of music genre, and from my mom in terms of singing. My parents were also my biggest cheerleaders and never failed to make me feel special and beautiful. They were my very first sources of confidence, and I believe this played a significant role in my ability to maintain self-confidence after the plane crash.
I went to Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, for high school up until the first term of SS3, after which the accident happened. I was 16. My interests in high school were public speaking, singing and writing fiction.
The only school subjects I liked were Economics and English. 4 years after the plane crash, I continued high school here in America and got a scholarship to the .
