The Ask NT Write Anything podcast.

Well, hello and welcome to another edition of the show.

Now, a bit different today's show,

because alongside myself and Tom here on the Ask N2 Right Anything podcast, we're also being joined by Jay,

Jay Mbiro, who is someone who's got an amazing story. Jay has found his niche as an adult,

as an event organizer, a radio host out in Atlanta, Georgia.

He's passionate about youth and music. But he's got an interesting background. He was raised

in one of the largest and poorest slums in the African continent in Kenya and had a very

difficult childhood. He's going to tell us about that and about what made the difference today.

This is one of those episodes, Tom, where you and I will be listening and learning and hopefully

contributing as we go. So looking forward to doing that. Yeah. So Jay, welcome along to the show.

Tell us about yourself. Tell us what life was like growing up for you and where you grow up exactly well first of all thank you so much for meeting you both I'm excited for

the conversation and thank you for the opportunity to be able to share my story

and also share about Africa I'm always excited about those two things and so thank you so

much so I was born and raised just like you read in Kenya in a place called Mathare.

Now Mathare is one of the biggest slum that we have in the world.

I was born in a community where mostly the kids are that are born.

The boys end up being thieves and the girls being prostitutes.

Now it's a community that we grew up without having any role models.

And so when you grow up, you have to find your path to life.

Your parents or your brothers or somebody that should be showing you the paths,

they are also trying to find their own path.

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