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The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields. they laughed all the time.

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Andrew Shue
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: February 20
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Andrew Eppley Shue
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