jˈʊɹɹɪstəz fˈɜːst ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pˈoʊɪtɹi wʌz æz ɐ stˈuːdənt ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, wˌɛn hiː bɪɡˈæn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ lˈʌv pˈoʊᵻmz fɔːɹ hɪz klˈæsmeɪts æz ɐ wˈeɪ tʊ ˈɜːn mˈʌni.
Urista's first experience writing poetry was as a student in Mexico, when he began writing love poems for his classmates as a way to earn money.