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i know you have seen too much in kenya but not all of us have that mentality. am a kenyan en am from nyeri en i am a handworking student . is not for my parent or my teacher i have goals to accomplish en i wanna have a brighter tomorrow.so not all of us who have that party mentality. some of us we know what we went to school for en we wanna have better future not a sorry future.

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Hi! 

Thanks for your comment.  I know a lot of Kenyans don’t have that mentality.  It’s only a certain percentage that have that mentality.  Also I was talking to some of my co-workers and after an explanation from them I understand this a little better.  People here start getting jobs a lot later than what I am used to, and it explains a lot of this “mentality I am talking about.”  For example, a person is 25 nd gets their first job, their first salary, and they want to spend their money  and have fun.  I completely understand that point and it makes a lot of sense to me.  Also when students start university is another contributing factor.  I finished university when I had just turned 22, when some people in Kenya are just going to university when they are 22.  Personally, I had my fun in university from the age of 18-22, so now being 23, I tend to relax and move away from that.  Hope this makes sense!

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Biography.

Andrew Kromholz born in New York started playing the cello at the age of 9. His teachers include Iris Winter, Maureen Hynes, and Dr. Mathias Wexler. He has been actively engaged in chamber music, by attending the C.W Post Chamber Music Program, and the New York Youth Chamber Music program. He has worked in masterclasses with celebrated musicians such as, The Shanghai String Quartet, Timothy Eddy, The Guarneri String Quartet, Ani and Ida Kavafian, Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet, and members of the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble.

He began his undergraduate study at the Crane School of Music under the tutelage of Grammy Nominated Mathias Wexler. During that time Andrew has gone on to be a winner of the Crane School of Music Chamber Competition with a convincing performance of Schubert's Quintet in C Major for Two Cellos. His quartet was invited to play at the Governor's Inaugeration at the Governor's Mansion in Albany, New York. He was a member of the Crane Symphony Orchestra, String Ensemble, as well as the Crane Opera Ensemble.

Upon his recent graduation from the Crane School of Music, he has received his Bachelors of Music in Music Education, concentration in Cello. Since then, he has received his New York State teaching certification, K-12, and is a Center for Diversity Scholar.

Andrew is a former elementary strings teacher at 5 of the 6 Bethlehem Elementary Schools in Delmar, New York, teaching 4th and 5th grade strings.

Since then, he was chosen to be the string director at the Mount Kenya Academy in Nyeri, Kenya.

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