I was born in Brazil and moved to the US when I was 14 years old.  I spent about 9 years in a  place called the Quad Cities.  It was a bit of a shock for me to go from tropical weather to Illinois in the middle of December.  After much thought I decided to make my way west.  I spent 1 year in Phoenix, Arizona and then finally California.  Lost Angeles to be exact. 

After spending about 13 years in L.A., I decided to head a bit south.  San Diego was the perfect place for me.  Beach town, a little less hectic than L.A., but still I hadn’t firmly laid down roots.  in 2003 I decided to make a move to the Philippines.  After spending 3 years there I made my way back to San Diego, where I call my permanent home.