Road Map of Places in My Life

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Road Map of Places in My Life

• I was born in Dallas on June 5, 1983. My older
  brother bottom right and I often played with my
  uncles at my Grandmothers in Lake Dallas after
  my parents divorced. The first 20 years of my
  life were spent in the DFW metroplex. We moved
  around the suburbs, but the majority of my youth
  was spent in Plano, Dallas, and McKinney, Texas.

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Texas

• My mother is originally from Oklahoma. Growing up
  with my brother and later, my sister Emma, we
  were very poor. My mother often took us on road
  trips across Texas to go camping or to visit the
  Gulf for vacation. This is a photo that I took
  coming across West Texas back to Dallas.

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At Home

• Until my sister was born when I was ten, I spent
  most of my childhood finding a home in my family
  and my friend, JJ. Even though my parents
  divorced early in my life, I spent time visiting
  my dad on weekends. My fathers family has lived
  in Texas for several generations. I stayed with
  my mother in Plano until I turned 17, when I
  moved back to downtown Dallas alone.

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Looking to Relocate

• When I was 16, I was lucky enough to take a
  roadtrip across the nation to tour California
  looking for a college. Even though I never moved
  to California, I fell in love with the landscape
  and the weather in San Diego and other cities.
  Being in California was important in helping me
  to respect other cities. As much as Texas is my
  home, I hate the weather here and am always
  looking to move to a new place.

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Austin

• After early high school graduation, I spent a few
  months at the University of North Texas. I did
  not find the college to be challenging enough, so
  I came to visit UT where a close friend was
  studying. Being on my own, I made the decision to
  come to Austin to continue my studies in English.
  I have been here for almost three years now I
  love Austin for its people and its culture.

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The University of Texas at Austin

• I transferred into UT as a junior with two and a
  half years of work leftover. The university
  campus is comprised of mostly similar buildings
  of limestone and marble. This campus is extremely
  nicer than that of UNT, which has no
  architectural theme whatsoever. Despite loving
  the campus, I spend most of my time studying at
  home. Geoffrey and I live on South Congress in a
  tiny apartment.

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New Faces The Boys
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France

• Somewhere in between 15 and 17, I became obsessed
  with France and French Culture. Beamer and I took
  a trip to Paris in June 2003. I returned to
  France this May to travel through smaller cities
  and Spain on my own. Needless to say, France is
  where I feel most at home. The old streets of
  France are enriched with historic sights and
  beautiful parks. Being in France brings a new
  sense of excitement and calm to my life.
  Unfortunately, I cannot stay there forever
  because of the costs.