Manny Balboa:  

Life Well, I turn 32 this year. In the last 14 years since graduating from Sunset SR, I have had several changes in my life. I took my Associates Degree in Science from MDCC north campus. I Majored in Graphic Arts Technology(AS). Met through a close friend my first true relationship. We lasted four years together. I experienced and learned alot. We lived together for three of those four years. My brother and sister had problems and ended up living with me and my girlfriend. We were supposed to get married. During this same time I bought,built and customized a Nissan p/u truck. With a couple of people started up a carclub, Southside Customs. Was part of the custom truck show circuit for a little over four years, my girlfriend included. Had lots of exposure, my truck made it in a couple of Magazines for photo shoots. Well, my life at that time was already spiraling downward at a very fast and hard pace. My truck ended up being repoed due to.I had just gone through a nasty seperation from my other half. My brother and sister had been moved out by this time. I was getting ready to lose my house, I had already lost my truck and my wages were being garnished for the truck repo. Finaly they foreclosed on the house. Then, a woman at work shows lots of interest in me. By what I mean is that we ended up being a thing for two years and ended having a son with here. But to no avail this was in actuality the definative blow in my life that made me hit rock bottom. After she had the baby, she took off with her ex and our son to Puerto Rico to live. Its been five years since then. Also,I was going through chapter 7 Bankcruptcy, to stop the garnishing of my wages. My mom had convinced me to move in with her. Of course it was only until I was on my feet again. Well, thanks to me moving to south dade county, when I work in east ...Expand for more