High school dropout both in his native Jamaica and the United States, after 8 years of sheerperseverance and a near nervous breakdown he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UCLA at 30. At 35 Bryan proved vic- torious over his depression and suicidal thoughts, but was still governed by sex-addiction and extreme preference for "yellow" wich propelled him in April 2001 to liquidate al his belongings in California and relocate to Japan. Seven years in Asia, Bryan returned to the United States cured of his addiction, self-actualized and ready for marriage.