Mike O'Malley

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August 1971. I was standing on El Camino Real in my hometown of Belmont, my thumb out, my green Goodwill army duffle bag on the road beside me, stuffed with everything I owned: my soccer boots, school clothes, my JC State Championship wool blanket, and a couple family photos. I was a JC transfer student and headed for Chico State hoping to make the soccer team. Four rides and five hours later I was dropped off in downtown Chico asking for directions to the Nord Garden Apartments.