sentences:  After graduating early from high school, Thorson moved to San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico to continue the three-generation family tradition of attending the historic Instituto Allende.Thorson studied classical art, silver working, jewelry making, sculpture and bronze casting at the privately owned institute, which was founded in 1950.At the age of 17, Thorson returned to the United States and moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue political activism.