>> I think the discovery that I could do it.
The, the opportunity to learn.
I think that being a student is not just receiving what the teachers give you,
it's what you put in.
And I was given some teachers that were very tough --
-- but they were also very supportive, and I spent a lot of time talking to my professors
and saying how can I do this better.
I don't know how to write this.
What are you really asking me to do?
So the more that I asked my professors for help, the more that I learned,
and I think that allowed me to be more successful as I became more proficient,
because I started from going to city college and it took me many years.
So by the time I came to Cal State Long Beach, I was prepared for the rigor of being part
of the educational system and being successful.
So my joy of being a Cal State Long Beach Alumni is that I,
I got a lot out of it because I put a lot into it.