Acknowledgments

I’d like to offer special thanks to my father, Floyd, who always encouraged me to write. Even at a young age, it was too late to run from the example he set.

Thanks to the best mom, Nila Jean, a son could ever hope to have. Send money now, Mom. To my brother, Pat, who sets a fine example in the way he lives his life. Thanks for that immigration help.

Thanks to my new friend in the Philippines, Melanie Dela Peña, for her caring ways and the inspirational example she sets for her students.

Thanks to the stranger I met in San Fernando for having the courage and taking the time to return my passport and other important documents. Thank you, thank you, thank you, sir. You are the living example of a good Samaritan.

Thanks to ...

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