Akinyi is a vegan, black, Buddhist philosophy-loving, yogi womyn on her long walk home in life. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Community Health at Brown University and serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali and southern Africa, she is soon becoming a yoga teacher as well as a public interest lawyer and advocate for justice. She is fond of the colour tangerine, peanut butter oatmeal, sunrises after yoga practices, early bedtimes and any show by Seth MacFarlane.