Irene Garza-Gonzalez
Sanctuary Youth Shelter
Case Manager

First Job: My first job was working as a waitress at a local Mexican Restaurant while in high school.

Birthplace: Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Years at FCEOC: a little over 5 months

Best advice ever received: All things are possible!

Favorite advice I give: God never puts us through any thing we can’t handle, no matter how tough the battles are; God is there to help us win the war.

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: HOT CHEETOS! Ummmm…….

Proudest moment: Graduating from college.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Surviving Brain Cancer: 2006

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Going back to Mexico and visiting all my family. My dream vacation would be an ultimate tour around the world visiting places like Italy, the Philippines, Greece, Jerusalem, Africa, Cambodia, Germany, Sweden, China, etc… I just want to see it all!

Favorite weekend activity: Dancing

Last good movie I saw: The Note Book, I own it and watch it all the time.

Scariest experience: Brain Surgery

If I had a million dollars I would… Put it in the bank and let it earn interest. I would then use the money and the interest to support my mom so that she never will have to work again and pay off all my brother’s bills.

Favorite place to shop: Macy’s

Favorite childhood memory: Bungee jumping at Magic Mountain with a friend.

Words that describe me best: Christian, optimistic, caring and honest.

I like to watch: Law & Order

In my spare time… I enjoy Scrap booking

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… Happiness keeps you sweet, trials keep you strong, sorrows keep you human; failures keep you humble, success keeps you glowing, but only God keeps you going.