Short Bio

I was born in Northern California in the fall of 1989. My parents lived in Miami Florida at the time where I spent my infancy. I was greatly influenced by the rich culture I grew up around. My father attended Barry University where he studied marketing. My mother worked at Blue cross working with immigrants in the area. I spent the most of my time as kid at the beach or somewhere near water; even now I live above the Carquinez strait. By the time I came of age to attend school, we had moved to Napa California, and the culture shock was almost immediate. I became reserved in class room settings due to numerous cultural differences; I was a very precocious child.  I liked to explore my neighborhood, watch PBS, or spend time with some of the many vets that lived in my area. I had neighborhood friends my age and a large family but there was something about my elders that fascinated me.
Exploring the twist and turns of my winding suburban neighborhood was my favorite past time for most of my "wonder years" then one day my mother decided to buy her own house and my life flung into a sea of adversity. My life after that time was tumultuous at best. Over time due to years of abuse I became lackadaisical and began to get in trouble at school as I clashed with my peers and teachers. I had no way of understanding what I was going through was no't normal I just knew it hurt. I quickly manifested many coping mechanism like reading, drawing, and writing poetry in secret.