My first experience at Diablo Valley College (DVC) was in 1999, when I as a High School student, was allowed to study a foreign language that wasn’t offered in my school. Hence, I studied Russian at college level while still in High School. After High School graduation, I worked at different sales jobs and got certified in Software QA Blackbox testing, Nevertheless, I began full-time studies at DVC in August 2001, yet after transferring to a culinary school and working full-time afterwards, I still attended part-time courses at the college on nights and weekends. I maintained part-time study on and off until 2007.
