Joanna Ellis-Valenzuela:
CLASS OF 1996
Santana High SchoolClass of 1996
Santee, CA
Joanna's Story
Konichiwa! Genki desuka?
(Hi! How are you?)
Well, It has been quite a while and as luck would have it I find myself very far from where I thought I'd be (quite litteraly). After graduating I went to school at SDSU. Started out as pre-med, but that soon changed to cell-molecular bio. (wanted to get into research). I finnished my degree in 2002 and got married soon after and began my carrear in the biotech industry doing research.
Back to the getting marred part, Never tell yourself that you will never do anything. I told myself that I would never date a man in the military (I was not keen on the whole long didtance/ possible death thing). ...Expand for more
As fate would have it, I fell in love with a Naval Officer, Zaldy, and we are now living in Japan. Japan! Can you believe that! I am starting to learn a whole new language and culture and I am seeing a part of the world I never thought I would see.
We have two boys so far, Zachary-4.5 yrs and Jacob-8 months, and they are the loves of our lifes. They keep all of my time full of adventure, and any time I can steal back for myself, I spend on any of my hobbies ( scrapbooking, rubberstamping, quiting, and now learning Japanese).
I've become accustomed to a slower pace in live and have seriously been considering a change in carrears.
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