Elena Marty:  

After graduating from high school, I attended San Fernando Valley State College (before it became CSUN). Met my future husband in a bar (The Oar House in Santa Monica). We married just eleven months later in 1971. Nine days after we married, Jerry was shipped off to Korea (US Army). He spent the first six months of our marriage as an Imjim Scout on the DMZ. Since that time, we've worked and traveled internationally (the continent of Antarctica - McMurdo Station and South Pole Station, and the island of Palau, Micronesia). I have one step-son and one daughter - both grown and married. Most recently my husband worked for the National Science Foundation - Office of Polar Programs (OPP) beginning in 1994 at which time we moved to the Washington D.C. area. He made yearly trips to the South Pole for 4 months during the time he was involved with OPP. Living within 20 miles of our nation's capital was a wonderful experience. I earned a bachelor's degree in Business Admini...Expand for more