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About Carlos Leyva Page
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The house we grew up in was about 5 blocks from a secluded beach.
I took advantage of that as much as I could. Sometimes ditching
school and walking for miles and miles, and hours and hours, enjoying
some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. There were seagulls,
dolphins, sea lions, rock hopping, sand between the toes, and always
plenty of sunshine. Needless to say, the beach was (and still is)
one of my favorite places to be. One of my best friends owns a boat
in the Santa Barbara harbor, and I always have an open invitation
to stay there (and the keys, too). I started working at a very young
age, I remember going door to door asking if there was anything
that I could do or help around the house to make a few extra bucks.
One time after pulling weeds for what seemed like all day, this
lady when I was done handed me a check for two dollars. Humm, a
CHECK? "What the heck is a check", I thought. Anyway, I went back
home and showed it to my mom and she worked everything out so that
I could get some real money out of this check thing. In jr
high school I found out that some kids actually like the hot lunch
from the program I was in,soooooo as soon as I found that out, guess
what was up for sale everyday? You got it, LUNCH COUPONS for a buck
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