"He was actually dealing with real-life problems and poverty and my friends here were upset if they couldn't get the new Spice Girls CD," Alifirenka told Here & Now's Robin Young.Īlifirenka and her family ended up becoming deeply embroiled in the lives of Martin and his family.Ĭaitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda, along with Liz Welch, have just released a new book, " I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives." Robin Young speaks to Alifirenka about their story. (Courtesy of Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda)Īs Alifirenka began to learn more about the poverty that Martin faced on a daily basis, her perceptions of her own world began to change. Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda greet each other for the first time in person with a big hug over the barrier wall. ![]() But as she began to correspond with Martin Ganda, who lived in Zimbabwe with his family, she had no idea the extent to which that correspondence would change both of their lives. ![]() When Pennsylvania schoolgirl Caitlin Alifirenka was offered a pen pal in a foreign country, she chose Zimbabwe because she liked the sound of it.
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