Rodolfo Briseno:  

What can I say! I married my high school sweetheart 4 years after HS graduation then divorced 2.5 years later. Getting married was a BIG mistake, nonetheless, it was a very good learning experience. I vowed never to do it again! WRONG! I did it again, under diress and have regretted it since. Just kidding, of course! It's been good but hey, it's always going to be work anyway! Right? I have worked as a teacher (3 years in elementary & 2 years in Jr High, all in Fort Worth) then moved to Austin, Tx, in August of 1978 and have been here since. Came to finish school here at UT and finally completed in 1981! Hell, I have enough hours as an undergrad to have a doctorate! And then some! It was always my intention to return to Fort Worth, however, being a musician myself and discovering the music scene here in Austin, I stayed! While teaching in Fort Worth, I discovered that many of my students in the elementary school were getting high on cannabis (mota/marijuana) and other things such as glue and spray paint! Needless to say, I was astonished and began working with them and their families because of this. Then discovered that most of the parents were doing things too! Well, I've been a Drug Abuse Counselor ever since then! and have been one for 37 years now. Currently working at the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department in their Residential Facility as the Sr. Drug Counselor. I have worked for the, formerly known, Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse as the Coordinator for Cultural & Special Populations with a specialty with ...Expand for more