Interview: Edgar Gonzalez

            Edgar Gonzalez. Currently 20 years young. This future paramedic/silkscreen business owner is of a family of 4. Born in Ventura, raised in Oxnard CA. Likes to exercise and take care of his health. Has an older brother, and 2 younger sisters. He loves his friends and family. Likes many different types of music and art. His motivation for attending college is to fulfill his dream of having the “American Dream”; wants to own his own house, be married with children, live happy. This young man is a hard-worker; he works from Monday through Friday from 6:30-3 and goes to school whenever he is not at work. Everyone in his family is older so they see each other when they can; like holidays for example. His role model was his uncle; unfortunately, he passed away this year from cancer. His uncle Miguel was really honest, and helped Edgar through decisions in life and bad experiences. He does not consider himself as a role model. Describes himself as light-hearted, fun/outgoing, and knowledgeable. In 5 years, he sees himself as a paramedic by night and a silkscreen business owner by day. His motto is to “Live Long & Live Strong”. Specific things about Oxnard College that interested him were that the teachers he has met are more “hands-on” as in helpful/caring than other places. He believes that the gym at OC could be improved because they don’t let us use it, even though we pay for services. His culture influenced his decision to come to college because even though he grew up with comic books and all, he still found some Mexican in it. He hung out with friends and family which steered him into college; either by good or bad examples, it still helped motivate him to attend college. The biggest surprise to him in his college experience was all the budget cuts. It was a privilege interviewing this young man named Edgar.

Edgar’s blog - http://emssilkscreening.blogspot.com/