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My aunt and cousin, Vince, lives here. Vince's dad died of a sudden heart attack when he was twelve. His father was in the military and they didn't have a lot money, so he and his mother lived on welfare much of his life. He did received a full scholarship to UCI with all expenses paid for such as tuition, housing, books, etc. I remember taking him to his orientation with my aunt and touring the campus, which ended when we got to the computer lab where about 100 network PCs were hooked up with Starcraft on them. At times, my aunt would call me and ask me to go see him - and I would do so by bringing him food bought from Costco and free t-shirts I got from work. When he graduated with a computer science and engineering degree, I was extremely happy for him. In some ways, I always thought we are similar in that we were raised by our mothers for the most part. Vince is socially awkward, biracial, and suffers from obesity (something that is in his genes). He went back home to the only place he had ever lived. Remindedly, "...it's not how long you're here but what you do while you're here."

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My Misspent Youth

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childhood , growing up , cousin , vince , aunt