Ana Kelly:  

I came to Manual in '73 from Costa Rica. I graduated with C'75, but did not get to take class photos because at that time I was still in 11th grade. After graduation, I attended LACC, where I earned an AA degree in Secretarial studies. I have had 3 jobs since graduating from LACC. I have been employed by a chemical company in Carson, CA since 1979. I have 2 boys ages 18 and 21. I live in Los Angeles 90062. I relax by reading, playing games on my laptop or just watching a feel good movie on television My hero is my mother. She is a very stong and hardworking black woman. From her, I've learned that anything a man can do, a woman can also do. I have lived in only three places. Born in Costa Rica, moved to NY at age of 16, lived there a few months, and attending Bay Ridge H.S. for a short while, then move to L.A. and stayed. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Agnes Aja, because we were friends in HS, and she one of the people who have not been able to connect with. She was from Africa and I think about her and wonder if she went back to Africa.. From my kids I've learned that you can try to share your experiences with them in hopes that they will not get hurt, but they will have to make their own mistakes. My current age is 52. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be called old people. I was so completely wrong. I thought I would event...Expand for more