He lived in Washington D.C. for two years and attended Howard University, taking a pre-dental course, worked two summers in New York, and spent the last five years in Chicago at Northwestern University.
他住在华盛顿特区两年并参加了霍华德大学，学习了牙科预备课程，在纽约工作了两个夏天，并在芝加哥的西北大学度过了五年。