自我介绍

I, (Grace) have lived in California since 1968 when I came to attend art school in Oakland. While I was born in San Francisco, I was raised in the Philippines since the age of 3. I now divide my time between my home in Oakland, where I live with my partner of 30 plus years, and my daughter's home in Sebastopol. I love dogs we only have one cute and tiny 7 pounder. I retired from UC Santa Cruz in July 2013 and love retirement! Prior to my work at UCSC, I was a business professional in the high tech sector; most notably with Autodesk, Inc. where I was the 60th employee hired in Autodesk's first year. I left Autodesk after 15 years. Lucia is from Grove City, Western Pennsylvania; a small town about 60 miles from Pittsburgh. She moved to CA in 1982 after 15 years as an inner city elementary school teacher in Columbus, OH. With her background in education, since moving to CA she held various positions in training in a business environment and since 1988 worked in educational publishing sales. She has been retired since 2001 and keeps busy. She has lived on San Sebastian since 1984. We are both avid travelers, both in the US and internationally.