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Julio Gomez<br />
Age 32, Grand Rapids<br />
“I didn’t know if I wanted to play music at a young age but I did<br />
want to be involved in some type (music). I remember listening<br />
to the oldies radio stations and hearing bands and wondering<br />
who are these bands and where did they come from and why<br />
are they doing this? That got me very intrigued. In middle school<br />
I ended up learning how to play guitar. My dad did not let me<br />
play his guitar, and that gave me extra incentive to take his guitar,<br />
steal it, and learn how to play it. One day he came home<br />
and saw me playing it and realized I knew how to play guitar<br />
and he bought me a guitar. That was when I was 11 and ever<br />
since I’ve been playing in bands.<br />
Reporting and photo by Matt Smith<br />
Michael Estle<br />
Age 19, Grand Rapids<br />
Samantha Louisekane<br />
Age 19, Lowell<br />
“I always looked up to my older sister because<br />
she's always done everything right<br />
and she has her life together super young."<br />
Reporting and photo by Cesar Ayala<br />
“I work at the YMCA and I also work at Anna’s House.<br />
I’m lead staff at the Y, so I’m pretty busy there most of<br />
the time. I teach swim<br />
lessons and I lifeguard<br />
a lot, I have to make<br />
sure people are doing<br />
a good job. My<br />
favorite thing about<br />
the Y is watching<br />
people change their<br />
lives on a daily basis,<br />
people who think that<br />
they might not have<br />
time for the gym but<br />
somehow get around<br />
to it, they work out<br />
and feel better about<br />
themselves. You see some people losing weight and<br />
getting healthy, more flexible and it just feels really<br />
good.”<br />
Reporting and photo by Gary Manier<br />
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