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About Carlos Leyva Page
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I was born August 17, 1961 in the city of Santa
Barbara, CA. I have three older brothers and three younger sisters.
My father passed away many years ago; I have no idea how long ago
it was because I have no reason to celebrate that day. My mother
is still alive, and she resides in the same house in Santa Barbara
that I grew up in. I never cared for school much. Growing up in
a family of nine created many difficult situations, especially getting
ready for school in the mornings and only having one bathroom in
the house. I was very fortunate that my parents were able to purchase
a house, and I never had to live in an apartment or rent a house,
as many families do. Even though we lived in Santa Barbara, we were
not wealthy by any means. In fact, I still remember getting used
toys for Christmas one year, and my mom driving us to the local
government center to pick up free government surplus food. Food
stamps and powdered milk was just a part of my childhood. My family
was fortunate to be able to enroll in the free lunch programs at
our schools. A couple years we even got to get free clothes from
a local charity so that we could have fresh clothes for the first
days of school. In many ways, we were raised poor, but by no means
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