Joseph O'Connor:
CLASS OF 1962
Grossmont High SchoolClass of 1962
La mesa, CA
University of Hawaii - Graduate SchoolClass of 1974
Honolulu, HI
Occidental CollegeClass of 1966
Los angeles, CA
Joseph's Story
My life has been varied and wonderful. I graduated from Occidental College in 1966, then one year at San Diego State, then went into the Peace Corps in Borneo. Returned to California in 1969 and taught at Grossmont in Special Education for 3 years. Moved to Honolulu for a M.A at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Taught English as 2nd Language for Hawaii Pacific College where I became Program Director for the English Foundations Program. Got Married to Zewei Wang from Shanghai, China and left college teaching for a more lucrative career with American Express Financial Advisors, and eventually became a national trainer for new planners in Minneapolis, MN. I...Expand for more
retired early (at 55,) and we moved to Hood River, Oregon. We eventually moved to Salem, OR, where we still live and enjoy a one acre mini farm with chickens, fruit, greenhouses and grow our own vegetables. Over the past 50 years, I have intensively studied the area of Spirituality and am now in the process of writing a book on the nature of Universe, the Creator, our human purpose in living on Earth, and our Oneness to all that exists. I am convinced now that there is purpose in everything - even Covid 19, and the duality of negative/positive people we see now. I wish everyone well. I practice QiGong daily and have gone completely organic. Take Care.
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