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Born in California, raised in Texas: Sherry Daniel is a writer. Currently, rescuing strays and researching alternative methods to heal are full-time efforts. Earlier, after living with a Masai tribe in Kenya on the Masa Mara, she changed the course of her life.

It was a rebirthing process with the warrior tribe as she taught English to the youngest males in exchange for food, shelter and protection. She earned a live goat each week as a tribal educator.

In the states, teaching high school to inmates of an all-male juvenile detention facility brought those warrior scenes back. In that boys' prison, the same energy occurred that she knew with the Masai just before a hunt. It was palpable and reflected the strength of both groups of young men although a world apart.

Today, living and building for the next chapter, Sherry stays on top of a mountain in the Cuyamaca's with her dog Willie, in a small, gold-mining town called Julian. Lemurians, the Kumeyaay tribe, emancipated slaves and later the gold miners have all called the mountain their home.

Only 1500 full-time residents live at 4220 ft above sea level, but thousands of tourists come through each year. Most are seeking our famous apple pie and mountain atmosphere.

As the 5th of 6 children born to JD Daniel of Bivins, TX; Sherry Lynn Daniel was born on a California Air Force base on April 11, 1963. Raised in Irving, when it was rural. Before the DFW Airport and the Texas Stadium were built, Irving was a quiet, little town. Once the Dallas Cowboys exploded on the town, Irving's never been the same. I love the Cowboys. Texas loves football. It is ingrained in us from youth.