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March 7, 2026

“The Sentence My High School Counselor Told Me That Almost Ruined My Life”

One sentence from a high school counselor followed me for years: “School might not be for you.” For a long time I believed it. This is the story of how that belief became a superstition—and how testing it changed everything. Continue reading

Journal

#EchoesOfTheGarage, #LifeReflection, #MindsetShift, #PersonalGrowth, #SelfBelief
February 28, 2026

“Excalibur at the Ping Pong Table”

I walked into that theater not caring about table tennis. I walked out thinking about identity. Sometimes the thing that looks small is the sword you’re meant to lift. Continue reading

STREET CINEMA

#Belief, #CreativeLife, #FilmReflection, #FindingYourPath, #Identity, #MovieEssay, #Obsession, #PersonalGrowth, #StreetCinema

About Me

I’m Roberto Sanchez — illustrator, writer, and delivery driver in Los Angeles.

By day, I sell plastic bags out of a van across South Central.

By night, I draw, write, and build my life brick by brick.

I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2022 with a BFA in Illustration, but art has never been just school to me. It’s survival, reflection, and expression. My illustrations come slow — patience is part of the work.

I live and create out of a converted garage.

That small room became Echoes of the Garage — the place where I put words, drawings, and the pieces of a life I’m rebuilding one step at a time.

Here you’ll find journal entries, Hood Chronicles, and visual experiments that try to capture the absurd, the painful, and the human in everyday life.

This is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

This site is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

#PersonalGrowth

“The Sentence My High School Counselor Told Me That Almost Ruined My Life”

“Excalibur at the Ping Pong Table”