<div>My journey in life began on March 12, 2012.
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<div>I am the son of Ricardo &amp;Jenji, My Dad is from Mexico and my Mom is from Thailand. I was born in Mexico and we lived in Qroo Mexico as a family, my mom, Dad, little brother and me until I was 12 years old. We had a normal Mexican life, normal Mexican families don’t have a lot of money but they have a lot of love. When I was living in Mexico I played sports and yes of course I played soccer, I was not very good but I enjoyed the competition. My little brother is very good at playing soccer and he will be a professional on day.  In the mean time I watched my little brother play and I struggled to play good. I wanted to be the perfect Mexican son and play soccer and make my family &amp; Country proud, but the sport was difficult for me. 
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<div>I wanted to find a sport that I enjoyed so one day I tried to play golf, of course I was not good at playing but I really enjoyed it because I was outside and in the beautiful grass and trees and animals (yes animals always are running near the golf courses in Mexico) I played a few more times and I got a lot better. My parents arranged for me to meet with a coach and the coach watched me and said that golf is my sport and that I am a natural. I continued to play and then the coach wanted me to enter a tournament. I didn’t have a second thought and so I entered and I won. 
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<div>My family and coach seen that I have a lot of potential, with this being said my family started to search for a professional coach for me, I was very happy and pleased that I found my calling. I then found that in reality this was not going to happen due to the cost of a professional coach. I accepted this and I was grateful to my family for trying. I continued to play golf, but what I didn’t know is that my family continued to search for a solution and they found it. They found a Professional coach in Thailand (the Country of my Mom) the cost was a fraction of the cost in Mexico and the USA, soon my parents called a meeting with me and my brother. The meeting was very serious and my Dad spoke directly to me and my brother and he told us that he found and golf coach and also a soccer coach in Thailand and that we would be moving there to train with the professionals and to become professional players. WOW I was excited and my little brother was screaming YES YES YES.. this was a dream for me UNTIL my Dad told us “ I will not go to Thailand with you because I must stay in Mexico to work and send to you money” I was devastated that we would not be together. My Dad said that all good things come with sacrifice and dedication and to see my Dad sacrifice his time with us meant that I must be dedicated. Well soon we moved to Thailand and this is a great Country and great coaches here. I am training all day everyday and my brother is doing the same. We both are wining, In March of this year, I played my First Tournament here and I won! (Photo showed as profile).
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<div>Well last week the bad news came that my Dads little restaurant in Mexico isn’t doing well because the tourist are not arriving.. I was told that I will need to compete less time and have less time with the coach because the money is low…I know life is full of ups and downs, but I am not going to accept this DOWN.. My coach said that I will be a professional and I will be that professional. I researched and found the Gofundme site and I think this is a short term fix for me to continue to train to become a professional, I will also compete in tournaments and find Sponsors. I ask for your help only for a short time. THIS IS NOT A SCAM, you can contact us and see that we are real, also my Dad will start a facebook and instigram account for me and will keep everyone informed of my winnings and progress. This is a short term fix, the solution is for me to become a Pro. One more thing to add.. I want you to follow my story and when I become a Pro I will donate a portion of my winnings to start a school to help golfers that have low resources and the other I will donate to the rescue animal foundation. Again this is not a SCAM.. Help me to become a Pro.. I have the skills and dedication.
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<div>Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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<div>Draco
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