Yusuf and I at the family compound. He came to visit us while attending the University of Addis Ababa. He inspired in all of us the desire to learn and to make our life better through education. He was the first to study at the university. His hosting family in New York were raising scholarship funds for Yusuf to attend Colombia University for his graduate studies. Meanwhile, he expanded our family garden and erosion control plantings. Our compound is situated on a hill side. During the rainy season, the rains come hard and continuosly for days at a time. Yusuf helped plant trees and perennials along the hillside and tiered section of the compound. The flowers still bloom.