Maria Osorio:  

Life So, I've been back in California since 2002 after living on the east (NY & NJ) for four years. Although I am happy to be closer to my family and I was lucky enough to meet the most amazing man on earth upon my return to So Cal (we married in April 2004) I miss the Big Apple. Still, thought it'd be fun to catch up with old friends. Feel free to e-mail. Hope you're all well. College I worked full-time through most of my college years. It was a good experience, but it made it difficult to meet other students. I took the scenic route (4 colleges/universities by the time I graduated) in my studies, but ultimately graduated from UCSB (it only took 5.5 years). I made some friends, but my closests friends in college were my sister and my co-workers. To this day, Kathy J. from Vons is still a dear friend. After college I did all sorts of fun stuff (see work bio), but in the end I decided to return to school. I was accepted into Whittier Law School, but decided to transfer because I was looking for a more progressive faculty and an established clinical program. After a much heated discussion with the Dean of Students (she was trying to talk me out of leaving) I submitted a transfer application to CUNY School of Law at Queens College in Flushing, NY--thankfully they...Expand for more