As if the move from Tucson to Mankato was not drastic enough, the next one was to an enormous city with an exceptionally diverse high school. It was a paradigm shift from Mankato, but Yohan seemed to come out of his shell in those years. He found a clique of friends who liked what he did, computers/movies/hanging out in basements.

He volunteered on many occasions especially through his local church at camp courageous in Iowa and work camps in WV. Here he is seen working on a house in West Virginia