Saturday, December 9, 2006

A Little Bit About Me...

My family moved often when I was younger and because of this I grew up in a variety of places, including Allentown, PA, Gillette, NJ and Henderson, NV.
I received a Bachelor’s degree in English from Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA. After graduating, I moved to Henderson, where I first worked as a Young People’s Library Page at the Green Valley Library and a Teller at Bank of America. When an opportunity to work full-time as a Young People’s Library Assistant came about, I didn’t hesitate to pursue the position. This job afforded me the opportunity to use my BA in English and keep up with current computer-based technology, which I have always enjoyed working with. It was immediately obvious that this was the field I belonged in and the direction my career should take. I have had several mentors in the library and they encouraged me to get my degree in Library Science. I applied for academic leave from the library district and here I am in Tucson. This is my second semester, and I hope to graduate in December. When not working or studying, I enjoy reading, spending time with close friends, hiking, kayaking and visiting the nation’s parks.
June-July of this year I was in Ireland interning at the Dublin City Centre Library. It was an amazing experience. I got to really know the people of Ireland by working with them as patrons. I also got to explore a beautiful country!
giant%27s%20causeway_rope%20bridge_dunluce%20castle%20039.jpg
(That's the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge in Northern Ireland)
I have taken 4 virtual classes so far, not including several hybrid classes. I like a mixture of virtual and face-to-face, I think too much of either wouldn't work for me. D2L has been fairly easy to learn to use as a student. This semester I get to find out what it's like on the other side, as I'm a GA for one of the professors! I've got my fingers crossed that my background in computers will help me if I should have any confusion. My dad is a computer programmer/software engineer, so I've grown up with computers. He keeps current, so when I have questions, I can rely on him to answer them. He helped me pick out a Dell laptop in December, so I access the internet on that with Windows XP 2002 through the University's LAN. Currently I use Norton Anti-Virus, Trend Micro PC-cillin, and run Ad-Aware SE personal for protection.
As far as other technology, I use a cell-phone that is WAP-enabled so I can access the internet that way. I text message often, I think its interesting how much you can say in such short messages. I also have an iPod nano, which I enjoy listening to when walking around campus.
I do have another blog at blogspot. I use it primarily as an online photo album. My friends from out-of-town look at it to keep up with my year at school. It's a great way to document your life, especially when you have no desire to keep a written journal!

No comments: