CHIONE MAGAZINE Issue Two 'Goals & Dreams' | Page 4

As a child, I was not fortunate to

grow up with an actual father

in my life, but I did have many

father figures in my childhood

to date. I did get into a lot of

trouble when I first moved to Georgia. I was always called

the weird kid in class and never really made any friends in my childhood. I guess you could use

the word ‘misunderstood’ to

describe my very early youth.

As I got older, I gained more

quality friendships.

My positive associations

made me feel more alive.

I am fortunate that my now, social circle stress making good grades and going to a Great College.

To start off my name is Carlos but many call me CJ. I am 17 years old. I am a Young Professional who specializes in Acting, Photography, and Film making. I attend Newton County High school where I am active in Basketball and Beta Club. I also lead a Youth volunteer group entitled, “Young, Woke and Leading” where we go out and help those in the Community and speak to other youth.

I was born in Miami, Fl. I relocated to Atlanta, GA at the tender age of 5. I have three younger siblings, 3 brothers and one sister, who all live back home in Florida. I love them dearly and take pride in being the big brother.

MY LIFE

I realized that me wanting to ‘fit in' would have been a destructive path if I didn’t make a change…so, I did! My mother played a big part in my maturing and realizing, as she always told me, “Cj you are a leader, not a follower.”

My Acting Career began at the age of 15. It really happened by accident. My mother is an actor and she would always bring me with her on movie sets. I would, by default, learn and watch her and her colleagues and picked up a few pointers. My mom would not allow me to work a normal job for money, so I would just do little acting gigs here and there for checks here and there.