Lucy Ketere wearing her traditional Maasai clothing.

Life's lessons are made all the more profound by the people you meet.

In November 2014, while on work assignment at the Maasai Mara in Kenya, I was fortunate enough to cross paths with an incredible lady.

Maasai woman Lucy Ketere has overcome enormous cultural challenges to become the first female in her village to receive a higher education.

While we sat in an open air Landcover, watching a pride of lions feast on their mother's wildebeest catch, Lucy told me her story thus far.

Lucy Ketere - the inspiring and daring woman of firsts!

This is her story: http://yhoo.it/1GPudnw