Michael Governale

Arizona, Texas, Illinois,

No near-future plans on that.

No HS story, I didn't think about high school until one day i decided to go to college afterall: U of AZ, Tucson.

I remember a lady told me from Admin I was inadmissable because "We have our admission standards, and, quite frankly young man, you don't meet them". I had graduated toward the bottom of our class, so had to go continuing ed my first year.

When I signed up for English and Math class, I remember the guy laughed and said your class is over there with the jocks in remedial. For Math they gave me a book, self study.

That's what I got out or high school.

After my first year, I went back to Root and appologized to every teacher I could find.

However, college for me was everything high school was not. I fell in love with learning and had more fun than I ever dreamed possible. Truth be told, I was late growing up.

Funny thing, I ran into that same Admin lady on my way out of the Admin building several years later with my transcripts in hand. I was on my way to finish my college in Spain.

I showed her my Dean's list and Dean's list of honorable mention transcripts and told her their admission standards must have been wrong. Other than working full time and studying hard my passion had become Spanish, and somehow I had managed to become almost completely bilingual. All I needed was 6 months in Spain to perfect it.

Looking back on it she probably did me a favor, basically telling me I wasn't good enough.

Ok, so it may not have been high school, but it's a story.

Yes

AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, LA, MI, MO, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT

During college I $aved all year and took off most summers to travel.

Spent two and a half months backpacking Europe: England, Holland, France, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, and Belgium. (Countries i at least spent a little time in as opposed to traveling through).

Another summer resulted in 6 weeks in Mexico, made it as far as Oaxaca and had to start back.

My last semester I studied in Segovia, Spain and spent an additional 3 months touring Spain only, with the exception of 1 month in Switzerland to visit a friend.

After college worked on the Mexican side of the border for several years, saw much of the country on trips to Mexican GM facilities when i was responsible for Mexican transportation and logistics (contract employment).

Think we'll ever get there? Government keeps upping the age....

Stupid, but bus boy at IHOP they day i turned 16. The restaurant business got me thru college. Sometimes it seems i was better off back then.

I tremendously enjoy watching my children acheive their dreams and assisting them any way i can.

My son's goal is to be a professional UFC fighter, currently working his way thru the amatuer circuit. Currently, he has just 4 fights under his belt, 3 wins, all in the first round, and one draw.

Additionally he competes in Jujitsu tournaments and has never placed less than third.

This year he is set to pro and begin the long process of working thru fights to establish a record that will lead to bigger draws.

My daughter wants to become a professional singer. She can bring down the house at most any karaoke place at just 10 yrs old (with no formal training).

It may sound boring, but i would rather watch them develope and provide them advice and support than most any other activity i can imagine.

If anyone runs into Mr. Terosi, please give him my regards and tell him the following for me:

Muy Estimado Senor Terosi:

Hubiera querido haber vuelto a NRHS para personalmente disculparme por el tipo de estudiante que era en aquel entonces.

Ud. me expulso de su clase y resulta que mi ultimo semestre del colegio fue en Segovia, Espana, por La Universidad del Colegio Domingo de Soto.

Como se cambian las cosas.... tal vez, soy el unico quien haya aprendido algo despues de todo.

Saludos y gracias por tratar.
MJG