Several months ago, I got to hear from Alephonsion Deng and Joseph Jok, both experts on Sudan. Before listening to Alepho Deng's stories, we heard from Joseph Jok, who discussed refugee issues in the United States. Jok taught us about the Sudanese civil war and about the refugee crisis that brought several Sudanese refugees to the United States, including Alepho. Alepho was one of the countless Sudenese peoples that were forced to walk over a thousand miles to escape political and military abuse. Deng shared moving stories about his family from the time he spent in South Sudan. Since moving to the United States, Deng has written two books; our global scholars cohort read his second book, Disturbed in their Nests, as a part of our study of refugee issues and patterns of human displacement. Ultimatley, he emphasized that education had been vital to his survival as a functioning human in society. His traumas may be overbearing, but writing and sharing stories revitalized his love of life.