Howard Young waxa uu ku qaatay shaqadiisii MHS barista cilmiga bulshada. Mawduucaa wuu ka helay, laakiin ardaydu waxay ahaayeen kuwa gaarka ah.
"Waan hubaa in ay ahayd in aan caruur dhib badan jidka ku soo maray," Howard ayaa qups. "Laakin waxa aan xasuusto waa mid aad u wanaagsan. Minnetonka waxay leedahay arday aad u wanaagsan. Ardayda ka soo jeeda qoysaska leh hamiga sare ee caruurtooda. Waxay ahaayeen caruur aad u fiican oo wax laga qabto."
Wuxuu baray taariikhda adduunka. Markii gudoomiyaha waaxda, Nick Duff, uu dhisay daraasaadka dhaqamada kala duwan, Howard wuxuu helay deeqaha Fulbright si uu u diyaariyo, ka dibna wuxuu baray xulashooyinka Shiinaha iyo Hindiya.
Waxyaabo kale ayaa jiray sanadihii la soo dhaafay.
"Mid ka mid ah wejiyada ugu wacnaa waxay ahayd markii ay soo bandhigeen fikradda waxbarashada iskaashiga," Howard ayaa yidhi. "Waxaan sameynay waxqabadyo kooxeed, ma ahan kaliya muxaadarooyin. Ardaydu waxay is kaalmeeyeen midba midka kale si uu u helo jawaabta saxda ah, halkii ay si gaar ah u sameyn lahaayeen. Runtii aad ayaan ugu riyaaqay codkaas aan tartanka ahayn."
Muddadii shanta sano ahayd ee MHS ay bixisay barnaamij tijaabo ah oo dugsi-gudahood ah. Howard wuxuu ka caawiyay chaperone dalxiiska motorhome ee Grand Canyon, halkaas oo ay u socdeen xagga hoose oo ay degeen dhowr maalmood. Howard waxa aad ula dhacay sida ay ardaydu hore u garanayeen.
"Waxaan ahaa wiil reer magaal ah oo aan lahayn khibrad xero," ayuu yidhi. "Dhallinyaro badan ayaa si aad ah u diyaar garoobay, aniguna hadda ma ahayn tallaalka weyn. Waan ka bartay iyaga."
Waxa uu tababare u ahaa kooxda barafka muddo kooban oo uu ku safri jiray barafka.
"Maalin walba waan ku raaxaysan jiray," ayuu yidhi. "In aan ka ag dhawaado dadka da'yarta ah ayaa i tamarisay, weligay ma dareemin duqnimo ilaa aan ka fariistay shaqada."