Luke Merger was just an ordinary small town boy until his friend offered a job as a seagoing cowboy. When he was thinking about it, he said to him self that it would be a wonderful fortune and just couldn't say no. He told his friend that he would take the job.

When Luke turned 18 that could have drafted him over to the army, but they didn't. Luke claims in the article that he was meet for the job be cues he was based on his aunt's farm. Yet he was not ready for the sea.

Luke said he saw some pretty cool stuff. That also had some fun on the ship when the animals were out. When Luke came home his aunt was probably Billy thankful that he came back ok.

He probably was thankful that he got to come home becomes the other seagoing cowboys didn't do as much seagoing as him. Luke said going overseas let him be more aware for people and there needs, that's what lead him to latter on hosting international students in his home for many years.