Chapter Six: The Search for the Woman Who Changed Everything
For years, Chris did not know how to find her.Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)
He knew her name. He knew she lived in Sweden. But beyond that, she remained distant, almost mythic—a signature on a sponsorship form that had quietly shaped his entire life.
In 2001, Chris and colleagues in Kenya founded a scholarship program to support gifted students from impoverished backgrounds. It was, in many ways, a structural reflection of what had once saved him.
He wanted to name it after Hilde.
But he needed to find her first.