He is a graduate of Boston College High School (a Jesuit prep school), Eckerd College (where he found his passion for writing), and the graduate program in creative writing at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
Учился в Boston College High School (Бостонская иезуитская приготовительная школа), Eckerd College и в Международном университете Флориды в Майами, штат Флорида.