Rodger Cunningham:  

After graduation from San Pedro High School in 1969, I spent the summer in Japan. In September I started classes at L.A. Harbor Jr. College. In 1970 I transferred to L.A. City College. I attended Cal State Univ. L.A. for the 2 years graduating in 1973. After graduation it was time to go back to Tokyo. I lived there for 1 year. When I returned to L.A. in 1974, the economy was not that good, so I went back to Fedco La Cienega where I had worked part time during my Cal State Univ. L.A. days. After working a year I decided to pursue a career in travel and moved to Honolulu. I worked in a Japanese travel agency as a ground handler of groups from Japan. In 1977 I had had enough of the Waikiki life and needed a break. I decided to go to New York City for the first time. It was fantastic. After the blackout of July, 1977, I knew this was an exciting city! haha. I worked in another Japanese agency, this time in the office handling ground arrangements, hotel, bus, etc. for incentive groups from Japan. In 1979 it was time to come back home to L.A. Guess the winters didn't suit me that well. I started my airline career with Pan American World Airways in 1979. It was a fabulous 6 years travelling all around the world. In 1985 the Pan Am L.A. reservations office was closed. My next airline was United Airlines. I worked in the international rate desk. It was rather boring ...Expand for more