Eldridge, Iowa is in the northen part of Iowa and North-Scott High School has aprroximately 1000 students. Eldridge is included as part of the Quad Cities. One bit of confusion I had was locating S Fifth street where Ed White is located. When you're on LeClaire St. coming in from Highway 61 you'll find Fourth and Sixth Street in proper sequence but S Fifth Street is past First Street. I made several attempts to find the phantom street to no avail. Finally, I had to call the school to locate Fifth Street and was told to find the "Big" stop sign and turn left - of course going past First Street. Whenever in doubt, I've learned to call the school's secretary.

My host for the morning session was Neala Arnold. Many of the students confessed their dream was to hit a home run at a major league stadium. I was a bit confused as to why so many students wanted to live out Fuji's dream. I guess - like skipping Fifth Street and placing in on the other side of First Street - sometimes there aren't easy answers. I hope reading about Fuji's dream will help these students believe in their own unqiue dreams.

I ate at Del's restaurant and enjoyed my California cheeseburger. The bun melted in my hands like the buns I remembered when I was a kid. Halfway through the sandwich I was down to tomato and hamburger patty but enjoyed the grease and mayo sliding on my fingertips. The nostalgia and charm of Del's where a group of diners had gathered to talk about current events was electrifying. I should have asked what the deal was about South Fifth Street? I'm sure I would have received many different responses. Del's is the central hub in Eldridge and like South Fifth Street is where truth and fiction lies somewhere in the middle.