The family that trapezes together ... DERRIK J. LANG profiles a mom, dad and their two kids, all of whom work for Ringling Bros.
Ivan Vargas is the baby of the family.
At 16, he's contemplating going off to college, even though staying in one place for four years is a totally foreign concept to him. As an acrobat for the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus, he's never known anything other than the road.
The Vargas family, working members of the traveling show, lead an extraordinary life while dealing with the everyday pressures of being a family. asap profiles Ivan in the final part of this video series.
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Derrik J. Lang is an asap reporter and blogger for (The Slug ).
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