THAT WAS ME THEN

We always hear about how a setback is just a setup for a comeback, but never in his wildest dreams did Jeremy Meeks think this setback would set him up for a life he never imagined was possible for him to live. “This has been extremely surreal. It’s been a big blessing, it’s been humbling; scary and excitingexcited,” Jeremy says when discussing how his mugshot knocked down doors, openingdoors opening the best opportunities of his life. “I wake up sometimes and I just cry because I can’t believe how my life has gone from 10 ½ years in prison to traveling the world and doing all of these things that I never thought were possible.”