You'd Never Catch Me Dancing

I Struggled With Being A Latino Growing Up In Los Angeles. I Felt Very American. I Still Do. I Went To 35 Bar Mitzvahs Before I Went To A Single Quinceanera. I Could Talk All Day About My Culture And What It Means To Me.

As Early As Second Grade I Remember Feeling Really Different And Isolated. I Had The Hugest Crush On A Boy, And My Best Friend Had A Crush On Him, Too. One Day He Said To Me, 'i Like Your Best Friend More Because She's Paler And She Has Freckles.' And It Was Right Then That I Began To Feel Like, Oh Wow, I'm Different.

As A Child, I Didn't Know What I Didn't Have. I'm Thankful For The Challenges Early On In My Life Because Now I Have A Perspective On The World And Kind Of Know What's Important.

You'd Never Catch Me Dancing On Tables In Public. I Have No Desire To Be Known For My Personal Life.

You'll Never See Me At The Launch Of The New Playstation Or Some Club. For Me, The Fun Stuff Is Being Able To Get My Mom Tickets To 'dancing With The Stars' - She Loves Mario Lopez.