LEGOs are considered a fun brain break activity for most people, but that is not the case for Albert Gonzalez. For him, these building blocks might be a full-on addiction.

Gonzalez, age 14, has loved to play with and build LEGO sets after school for years now, as it has been his number one hobby. He even proudly displays the creations on his bookshelf for everyone to marvel at.

Gonzalez has been building LEGOs for so long that he already knows how to build advanced sets with high piece counts and difficult building techniques.

“I’ve done LEGO’s so much that I already recognize how to do complex stuff,” said Albert Gonzalez, 9th grade.

While he has never grown tired of this hobby, some LEGO sets have proven more challenging than others.

“I wouldn’t say boring but sometimes it would become difficult like I would quit or at least take a break, then I resume,” Gonzalez said. 

The biggest LEGO set he has built is the “Christ the Redeemer,” which took three days for him to build, Gonzalez said.

Nearly twelve years ago Gonzalez’ parents bought him his first LEGO set, which sparked his passion for this toy.

“When I was 6, I got my first LEGO set and that’s what started it all. It was a little car and it wasn’t that big, about the size of a mouse, but I fell in love with LEGOs from there,” Gonzalez said.