San Antonio Ambitions

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I was raised on the border between three small towns just south of San Antonio. In my early childhood, I was convinced that my life would mirror that of my parents: graduation, marriage, and children. That sounded like a fine idea to me. Though as I grew bigger, so did my ambitions.
Stuck in a world where the arts was represented mostly by a tiny high school marching band, I found a love for music and theatre. I faced many challenges concerning the lack of opportunity offered at my small town, though I was fortunate enough to have the support of family and teachers that had truly believed in my talents, we overcame that challenge by putting in every effort to send me to a magnet school in San Antonio dedicated to providing artistic opportunity

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