An encounter with a generous Uber passenger changed driver Latonya Young’s fate, empowering her to realize her dream of graduating from college. Picking up passenger Kevin Esch from a soccer game three years ago in May 2018, Young opened up about wanting to return to school. But life was holding her back; a single mom of three with outstanding bills, she couldn’t earmark money for college, reported People. At the end of their 20-minute ride, Esch made a decision. He gave Young a $150 tip to pay off an electricity bill and told her to chase her dream. The new friends kept in touch. A few weeks after they first met, Young texted Esch that she was denied re-enrolment owing to an unpaid bill on her college account. On July 2, 2018, Esch paid off Young’s $693 arrears to Georgia State University’s Perimeter College and texted her a photo of the receipt. …
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