Martha Valencia:  

After graduating from H.P., I chose to attend Pepperdine University, in Malibu, CA. However, after a couple of months, I transferred to the L. A., because the Malibu campus didn't have the freshmen's dorms ready, as they were being built. I married a student I met at Pepperdine, in August of 76, Unfortunately, he ended up being physically and verbally abusive, so I filed for divorce 6 months later. At this time, I also found out that Pepperdine L.A. was closing its undergraduate dept. I put my scholarships on hold for about a year, and then started attending USC, where I received my BA in French and Spanish. My first job was at Central Electric, after that I worked part time at several companies, Occide...Expand for more