10 Things You Didn't Know About Ron Saporito From The Past

1. I was born in a little small country town called Kingston NY. True New Yorker without the accent.....

2. When I was a kid my father and my Uncle were working on our car and accidentally caught our home on fire! So they packed up the family and we moved to California.

3. When I was seventeen I joined the U.S. Marine Corp.

4. I spent four years in the military as an infantryman. We call that a grunt or ground pounder since we would hike for miles.

5. After the Marine Corp I worked in the construction industry for several years from concrete to framing houses. A lot of really hot days outside!! That was some hard work.

6. I jumped off the tallest bridge in Northern California 25 times in one summer.

7. In Southern California I hiked all the way up the tallest steepest mountain 8,986 feet tall with a 90% grade. 

8. I loved spending my summers surfing and camping as a kid. I was never home man my Mom was lucky!

9. Snowboarding is my favorite winter sport, growing up in Northern California we had Tahoe right down the street.

10. Last but not least I am the only boy in my family of three sisters, growing up for them was tough since I always got to do everything I wanted.

This post is part of the Contest: What we have in common, getting to know each other better. An August Challenge in ActiveRain.