I was born in Los Angeles, California to an immigrant mother from Guatemala and African American Father, where life began with very humble beginnings. At the age of 7, I became a latch key kid, walking home from school past gang members and drug dealers through the streets of South-Central LA, Crenshaw District. By age 9, my parents were officially divorced and although my father did not live too far from us, I rarely was able to see him. I often waited by the window for hours on the weekends, for my father to pick me up, but he never did. I spent a lot of time home alone, while my mother worked as a Nurse in Compton from sun-up to sundown. Seeing my mother work so hard to provide for me, motivated me, to be the best I can be.