In this 3rd Edition of the book-series; Been There, Done That: The author updates the memoir of his lifetime journey and related experiences. The book expands on a compiling and potent discussion of family values and determination. "Been There, Done That, and Still Here! is a concise creator of author Rachi Ngaine, BBA, MSPA, CPA, CGMA, a former native of Kenya. Now a naturalized citizen of the United States, Rachi finally served the US federal government in a civil service capacity for fifteen years prior to retiring at age 75 in December 2017.
In this decades of experiences titles "Been There, Done That, and Still Here!" Rachi Ngaine narrates decades of personal and invaluable experiences of survival ---persevering the challenges of growing up in a traditional learning environment from early childhood in his native Kenyan village. The experiences and stories amplify the appetite and personal struggles for education and gaining knowledge through public schools, colleges and universities, choosing a career path, and taking tough handwritten academic tests, professional exams toward jobs that led to self-actualization, self-esteem, a successful career, and a formal retirement. The book is an affirmation of a typical family's basic value system, endurance, human dignity, identity, and integrity.
Rachi Ngaine was born and raised in an African Kenyan Village. His parents were unschooled but were God loving. He is the second-born in a pile of six siblings but the first to start school on his own initiative. He grew up typically in a traditional rural village and close family ties-- under real challenging economic and social circumstances. Rachi is blessed with unique character, goals, spirit, and roots. He started real life by performing kiddie-like tasks around the homestead and gradually assumed larger roles of shepherding family goats/sheep and volunteer as a bare-foot house-to-house and short distance messenger for neighbors in his village. Rachi met Christ while a teenager, was born again (transformed) and continues the Christian walk-of-faith. At age eleven (11), he voluntary participated and survived the "bloody" Mau Mau civil war. The outlawed movement ultimately won Kenya its long-awaited political independence from the British Empire in December 1963 after 43 years of colonialism. Rachi has travelled widely around the world and is active in community affairs.
