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Lake County Gazette

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Kenyan student explores U.S. culture through Richter Scholar Program

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Robert D. Krebs, Interim President of Lake Forest College | Lake Forest College

Robert D. Krebs, Interim President of Lake Forest College | Lake Forest College

Tracy Wamarema '28, an international first-year student from Kenya, participated in the Richter Scholar Program and experienced a series of "firsts": her first summer in America, her initial interaction with Hindu culture, and her inaugural experience of independent fieldwork.

"Having lived in the US for almost a year now, I considered myself fairly acquainted with the home of the brave," Wamarema said. "But how can you know a place without learning its culture? And how do you learn a culture if not through its people?"

The Richter Scholar Program provided Wamarema with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of both the United States and its cultures.

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