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I saw how hard my mom worked. Even at a young age, my sister and I knew how she worked to

provide for us, and we did our best to make it easier for her. Seeing my mom work hard motivated me to push my limits and try my best at everything. I dreamt of going on vacations, visiting Disneyland, having a two story house with a wraparound porch and a fish pond – and I knew I needed to do everything I could if I wanted to make that happen. So I became what you call an overachiever. I started second grade at a Catholic elementary school. I made straight A’s, was on the honor roll, and was the undefeated bi-annual art champion from second to 8th grade.

I even won a few science fairs. My fascination with and talent for art really developed in school, even though back then, I thought I was going to be

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