JOSEPH K. ADOU is an Ivorian-Canadian resident whose passion for literature is inspired by his African heritage and the multicultural experiences that were offered to him at a young adult age. He studied and lived in the United States for ten years where he graduated from Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, and obtained an associate degree in Communication and Media Studies. He then transferred to Florida International University in Miami, Florida, where he graduated cum laude, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication and a master’s degree in Global Affairs.