Peter Wall and Linda Garcia

Peter Wall (P) and Linda Garcia (L) share why they wanted to participate in One Small Step.

L describes working as an academic counselor as daydreaming with students about their futures and talks about helping students navigate higher education.

P shares what it’s like to work as a deputy county counsel and compares it to his previous work in family law. L asks how P’s work in family law affected his political beliefs.

P remembers his strict high school band teacher and shares that he got back in touch with him as an adult.

L considers her younger sister the most influential person in her life, and also shares how one of her instructors in grad school helped her stay in school.

P says he roots his political values in people first, saying that all other institutions are meant to serve people, not the other way around. L agrees, saying she believes in the inherent worth of all people and that everyone is responsible for each other and our environment.

P asks how L takes care of her well-being as someone who works to help others.

L considers how being a woman of color has affected her throughout her life, especially in school. P recalls what his upbringing was like as a white student, from elementary through to law school. L reflects on the diversity of students during her time as a student in higher education.

L shares how she got into becoming a therapist. P talks about how he got interested in studying law while working at a bookstore.

P and L discuss why they transferred schools.