A Face Project

Marlon shares his story about growing up in El Salvador and coming to America for the first time. He discusses family struggles, earning his high school diploma, and how boxing gave him new direction in life. More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep14-marlon/ NOTES: [6:40] Marlon talks about growing up in El Salvador for the first time [7:45] Talks about how he grew up during a war and what that meant [10:00] Talks about his experiences coming to America for the first time [13:25] Marlon speaks about how his mother was abusive [14:50] Marlon goes back to El Salvador to spend time with his grandparents [15:30] Talks about how he got into trouble as a kid [16:50] Talks about how his mother kicked him out at 16 [17:50] Marlon mentions MTS for the first time [19:00] Marlon talks about going to MTCC and meeting his now wife, Tegan [20:30] Talks about how he wants to help kids like teachers helped him [21:30] Speaks about his wife talking him into boxing [23:15] Talks about his fir