Sometimes folk come along in our lives and make a tremendous impact. An impact that will last for the ages.  They see us as we are and try to help us shape a decent future.  They recognize our potential and do whatever they can to bring that potential to fruition.  Such was the case with Dale Young.  Dale Young, or as his students called him, Señor Young, was the Spanish teacher when I was in high school.  I had the honor of having him as an instructor for 3 years.  And during those three years he was determined to bring out the very best in me.  And he did.

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Quenepas are a tart fruit that grows in the tropics.  A few years back, I had the opportunity to take a business trip with my boss to Puerto Rico, in which we were on a fact finding trip to see if the island would be a viable market for our product.  Before leaving, however, one of her employees and friends, mentioned that he had lived on the island as a child and fondly remembered eating quenepas.  I'm not sure if he asked her to bring them back, but even if he didn't, I soon found out that he was going to get them anyways. 

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Back in the sixties, before there were video games, IPods and personal computers, we had the outdoors to keep us busy.  Strange as it may seem, we looked forward to going outside - winter or summer.  It didn't make a difference.  We just wanted to be outside. At school, we had three recesses per day and once we got home and finished our chores, we went outside to play. Television for us was an after thought.  Besides, we only had three channels!  Yet nothing could beat summer break. We looked forward to it all year.

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