Far From Home : Uganda To The Tetons, Brolin Mawejje’s Story

Brolin Mawejje is a snowboarder from a most unusual place, the landlocked Republic of Uganda in East Africa. He spent his early childhood living with his father and seven siblings in a poor and crowded city. At the age of twelve he made the journey to America by himself to meet his mother, who he hadn’t seen since since he was two. He immediately became best friends with Phil Hessler who’s family took him in as one of their own. The Hessler family soon moved to Jackson Wyoming and took Brolin