Michael Bryan Riggin Ramirez

• Name: Michael Bryan Riggin Ramirez

• Age: 30

• Family: Dad and grandparents in Southern California

• City of residence: Temporarily in Marysville, based out of Orange County

• Occupation: Christian missionary

• Hobbies, interests: Writing, and drawing Japanese Anime

• Where do you get your news? Los Angeles Times

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? My work for the Missionary Church of Christ

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I saw Snoop Dogg in the park once in Chino Hills.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? A permanent home so that my grandparents wouldn't worry about me.

• Favorite musical group: Eazy E

• Favorite television show: 'Inuyasha" (on the Cartoon Network)

• Favorite sports team: Oakland Raiders

• Who do you most admire and why? My dad, because he put up with me through hard times, and my grandparents because they are still by my side.

• Tell us about a life-changing experience: Becoming an annointed missionary

• What was your first job? Working with my dad at a printing shop in Compton

• How would you describe yourself? Loyal to the church and loving to my family

• What kind of pets do you have? I had a Florida king snake that now lives with my dad.

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? The mall

• What is your dream job? Being a Japanese animation artist and script writer ... or a movie star.

• What are some of your fondest memories? Going to Sea World at 3 or 4 years old with my mom. She died of cancer when I was five. I hold onto this memory of her my whole life.

• What are your favorite foods? Mexican, Italian and Chinese

• What was the last good book you read? The Bible

• Favorite movie: 'Terminator 2"

• What is your worst fear? Dying alone