Ed Calderon

But you know, it, it was, uh, I realized that, um, there was no going back home. So that gave me focus on going straight, uh, surviving, figuring out what that, uh, where that road would lead me. That was aimless.

But you know, it, it was, uh, I realized that, um, there was no going back home. So that gave me focus on going straight, uh, surviving, figuring out what that, uh, where that road would lead me. That was aimless.

But you know, it, it was, uh, I realized that, um, there was no going back home. So that gave me focus on going straight, uh, surviving, figuring out what that, uh, where that road would lead me. That was aimless.

Yeah.

Yeah.

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probably a few days after she passed away. She struggled for a long time with a few issues. And before she went, she told me to leave that job. leave that thankless job. And that's not, that's no longer the war you should fight. That's not your war anymore. Uh, she passed away and, uh, I did a lot of self-reflection. Again, I got two days off to mourn my mom. Yeah.

probably a few days after she passed away. She struggled for a long time with a few issues. And before she went, she told me to leave that job. leave that thankless job. And that's not, that's no longer the war you should fight. That's not your war anymore. Uh, she passed away and, uh, I did a lot of self-reflection. Again, I got two days off to mourn my mom. Yeah.

probably a few days after she passed away. She struggled for a long time with a few issues. And before she went, she told me to leave that job. leave that thankless job. And that's not, that's no longer the war you should fight. That's not your war anymore. Uh, she passed away and, uh, I did a lot of self-reflection. Again, I got two days off to mourn my mom. Yeah.

Um, she got to meet my kid, which I think was, that was very soothing to my, uh, mourning process. And, uh, Everything kind of aligned after that. She passed away, and a few things kind of shifted politically down there, and I had to leave. She gave me that push at the end, I think. I remember thinking back to that moment, and I wrote it down. I've shared that openly a few times.

Um, she got to meet my kid, which I think was, that was very soothing to my, uh, mourning process. And, uh, Everything kind of aligned after that. She passed away, and a few things kind of shifted politically down there, and I had to leave. She gave me that push at the end, I think. I remember thinking back to that moment, and I wrote it down. I've shared that openly a few times.

Um, she got to meet my kid, which I think was, that was very soothing to my, uh, mourning process. And, uh, Everything kind of aligned after that. She passed away, and a few things kind of shifted politically down there, and I had to leave. She gave me that push at the end, I think. I remember thinking back to that moment, and I wrote it down. I've shared that openly a few times.

Every time I smell that morning coffee, I remember that moment. It kind of brings me back to that. weird moment where there's no more innocence. You know, you're facing your mom and you're not, you're not what you were. Yeah.

Every time I smell that morning coffee, I remember that moment. It kind of brings me back to that. weird moment where there's no more innocence. You know, you're facing your mom and you're not, you're not what you were. Yeah.

Every time I smell that morning coffee, I remember that moment. It kind of brings me back to that. weird moment where there's no more innocence. You know, you're facing your mom and you're not, you're not what you were. Yeah.

She's always here. Everything I do, she's always been a big inspiration. She's one of those teachers that you don't recognize as a teacher until they're not there anymore. One of the things she used to do and push me to was volunteer work. We would go and feed some of the Some of the people at the Tijuana Canal, heroin addicts, she gave me the eyes to see humanity, even at the lowest levels.

She's always here. Everything I do, she's always been a big inspiration. She's one of those teachers that you don't recognize as a teacher until they're not there anymore. One of the things she used to do and push me to was volunteer work. We would go and feed some of the Some of the people at the Tijuana Canal, heroin addicts, she gave me the eyes to see humanity, even at the lowest levels.

She's always here. Everything I do, she's always been a big inspiration. She's one of those teachers that you don't recognize as a teacher until they're not there anymore. One of the things she used to do and push me to was volunteer work. We would go and feed some of the Some of the people at the Tijuana Canal, heroin addicts, she gave me the eyes to see humanity, even at the lowest levels.

I remember one of the first self-defense classes I gave was through a church group that would work with some of the prostitutes in Tijuana. And that was my mom pushing me to do that. You know, all this cool shit. You think you're some expert and stuff like that. Go teach them. They need it. She gave me eyes.

I remember one of the first self-defense classes I gave was through a church group that would work with some of the prostitutes in Tijuana. And that was my mom pushing me to do that. You know, all this cool shit. You think you're some expert and stuff like that. Go teach them. They need it. She gave me eyes.