Kashikala Mundemba, senior

By Kaitlyn Sitton

Senior Kashikala Mundemba celebrates a traditional American and African Christmas. Mundemba and her family choose to donate and give back around this time of year. They donate to their local church and go on mission trips to Haiti.

“We’re more of a giving family than a receiving family,” Mundemba said, “so we always choose to donate.”

Another big part of the Christmas holiday for Mundemba is music. Singing African carols is a staple in her household. The family sings Swahili, English and occasionally French 

“We love music,” Mundemba said. “One of my cousins can compose music, so we’ll all have different melodies and parts and sing together randomly on the spot.”