Ralph Barbosa

I went to a school called North Mesquite High School. North Mesquite High School. That's right. I remember. Yeah.

Oh, dang. It's a garbage town.

Oh, dang. It's a garbage town.

Oh, dang. It's a garbage town.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Here's the thing. Here's what I kind of hated about my little town, but then I grew to be like, all right, whatever.

Here's the thing. Here's what I kind of hated about my little town, but then I grew to be like, all right, whatever.

Here's the thing. Here's what I kind of hated about my little town, but then I grew to be like, all right, whatever.

Yeah, because I would have ties. I have relatives, and a couple times I stayed. in the Dallas city limits, because I'm originally from Dallas, Texas, in Oak Cliff. But Oak Cliff, it's a neighborhood, it's pretty rough. So a lot of my relatives over there would be like, oh, you live in Mesquite, you have it good, you have it set, right?

Yeah, because I would have ties. I have relatives, and a couple times I stayed. in the Dallas city limits, because I'm originally from Dallas, Texas, in Oak Cliff. But Oak Cliff, it's a neighborhood, it's pretty rough. So a lot of my relatives over there would be like, oh, you live in Mesquite, you have it good, you have it set, right?

Yeah, because I would have ties. I have relatives, and a couple times I stayed. in the Dallas city limits, because I'm originally from Dallas, Texas, in Oak Cliff. But Oak Cliff, it's a neighborhood, it's pretty rough. So a lot of my relatives over there would be like, oh, you live in Mesquite, you have it good, you have it set, right?

But to people of your background, when they hear you're from Mesquite, they're like, ugh.

But to people of your background, when they hear you're from Mesquite, they're like, ugh.

But to people of your background, when they hear you're from Mesquite, they're like, ugh.

Yeah, so there was like no winning. My family didn't respect me because they're like, you're from a nice neighborhood. But people from nice neighborhoods were like, nah, bro, you're from like a step above a trailer park. So yeah, it's very hard growing up there.

Yeah, so there was like no winning. My family didn't respect me because they're like, you're from a nice neighborhood. But people from nice neighborhoods were like, nah, bro, you're from like a step above a trailer park. So yeah, it's very hard growing up there.

Yeah, so there was like no winning. My family didn't respect me because they're like, you're from a nice neighborhood. But people from nice neighborhoods were like, nah, bro, you're from like a step above a trailer park. So yeah, it's very hard growing up there.

I think we were like rivals with them. Also, I was like, I don't even think a lot of the people that work there knew I was a person there.