Michael Castillo:  

Life (contact: michael(dot)manzano(at)gmail(dot)com)I left Bellevue in 1994, never to return... at least I thought. I started a brand new life in San Diego. What can I say? I was never "over" with the kids in High School. I wasn't exactly a 'together' kid. There, I lived the life I never imagined existed, and re-established myself as Michael Manzano. Suffice to say, I am not anything like you remember me. So if any of you are brave enough to contact me, you are essentially getting to know me for the first time. At the moment, I am living in Los Angeles. Moving to California was the best thing for my life, as I've had hundreds of adventures over the past decade. I visited Bellevue for the first time in 12 years for the reunion. It was amazing. So much, that on 8/1/06 I changed my name back to Michael Castillio. I have found my smile, and in life, that's all that really matters. Where am I going? Who knows. I really hate LA, but my options are open. And, yes, Nebraska is at the top of the list somewhere. School I hated Bellevue East. I did have a few good moments in JROTC with Randall Wanamaker and Eric Sjoberg (throw in Chantelle Button and Anne Gibson to make it a little more interesting). But, I would have to dig through a lot of somber memories of Bellevue East before I can find any memory to really cherish. I did have a good time in Chorus, with Mrs. Simons-Bester. It was some of the most fun I've had there. I had a little bit of a better time at Central High. But I wasn't there long enough to really create a foundation. Life really meant something when I turned 18. The wild adolescent life that I never had happened after that, and that's where the real stories begin for me. Better yet, there are stories in my life that...Expand for more