BIZ BREAK Jeffrey Hicks

Jeff Hicks talks about learning Yapese, playing on the old World War II relics, and teaching school on Yap Island.

Jeff answers questions about food, housing, and language of those living on Yap Island. He lived on Yap in 1983 and '84 among some of the greatest people on the planet. Jeff learned Yapese the old-fashioned way. Listen-in and enjoy the stories! 

Forty years ago, Jeff flew out to live on Yap Island. Yap is a lot like living within the pages of National Geographic with the traditional culture and society of the Yapese. Listen to Jeff's stories of survival and intrigue. 

A kid needs a hero. Jeff talks about one of his heroes from childhood. Kid Currey was a soft-spoken, non-assuming guy who wielded a great deal of influence. 

Jeff discusses the phenomena of human experience and suggests that all people should decide what their core ideals and values are and then stand for them. He talks about his nephew and brother-in-law, Teren and Todd Christensen; two people who stood for something during their lives and reaped the rewards for doing so. 

Merl Guth started learning his family trade as a six-year-old. The Guth family name is synonymous with excellence with Idaho's Outfitters and Guides. By the time he was 15, Merl was expertly running boats down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Growing up in that environment taught many life lessons - not least of which was how to work hard and get things done. Those lessons invariably followed Merl into his adult life and business. Listen-in and hear some tales of life and learning gained from experience in Idaho's back-country. Skills and values associated with hard work are learned in youth.