Valerie Mc Donald:
CLASS OF 1978
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolClass of 1978
Long beach, CA
Valerie's Story
Life
I left Wilson High a year early; I was bored at school - probably because I didn't go much(!) and I decided I wanted to go to work. Ambitious teenager that I was, I competed for a job working for a real estate syndicator in Naples and obtained it. While working, later I attended LBCC with a focus in Marketing. I continued my professional education in private & public real state syndications for 10 years. I am grateful for the opportunity I received to be trained by some of the more sophisticated professionals in Long Beach and learn from them.
In the midst of all that, at 20 I had a son. I wasn't married; walking into Christianity and was walking out of partying. The best choice for me at the time was adoption, and I gave him my son up for adoption. It was a private adoption, and we were fortunate enough to resume our relationship when he turned 16. My son, at one glance, can fill my heart up with joy!
I've been proposed to 3 times; but none of the proposals ended up in marriage. I always wanted to marry for the real th...Expand for more
ings, not for any other reason.. I continue to wait. :)
But now 20 years later; working in the private sector of real estate, I remain a realtor for residential, income properties, and Luxury homes. I love what I do. It's NEVER the same.
I've remained an extrovert with many friends, family, and people in my life. My family lives out of state, so I can't see them as much as I like. I remained a Christian, and am involved in "out of the box" church groups, and watching people's life change when they truly encounter Jesus Christ.
I've travel within the US, Canada, and Mexico - Europe is the next hurray! and lived in other areas doing missionary work on a part time basis.
The older I get the more I realize what terrific opportunities we had as children in the environment we grew up in, the amazing strength of our culture and it's influence on our character as adults, and the gratitude I have for an amazing life so far - never dull - or without fun!!
I am anxious to hear and see what many of you are doing now! Ciao XXOO V
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