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Sydney ElementarySydney Elementary School
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Well, at least first "conscious" time as an airplane if you don't count the trip I took at 9 months old down to L.A. We flew in a jumbo jet from SFO to Heathrow Airport in London.
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First big family trip in an airplane to Europe.
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My mom pulled me out of Clifton for two years because she didn't like any of the 4th or 5th grade teachers at Clifton.
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I was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease at the age of 10. There was so little known about it back then, that it took them 3 weeks to diagnose me. The first sign that something was wrong was that I went from being a completely hyper kid to a kid who couldn't stay awake more than 2 hours a day. The good news is, there were no lasting effects from the disease.
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My mom moved me back to my original elementary school because the 6th grade teachers were fabulous there and less than fabulous at Parsons.
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My parents did a house exchange with an Navy teacher who was stationed in Naples. We had a penthouse apartment with an amazing view of the whole bay and Vesuvius.
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I was one of the few classes that only had to attend 2 years at Canyon Middle School because of the transition from 6th graders going from elementary to middle. I spent 6th grade at my elementary school.
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My parents booked another trip to Europe with my best friend and her parents. We traded RVs with some people from Germany and traveled via campground.
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I attended Castro Valley High School all 4 years and had a great time in high school. I ran Cross Country and Swam as my sports of choice.
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I dated my first boyfriend Gary my Sophomore year.
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I attended San Diego State my first year of college. I spent more time partying in Tijuana than studying though.
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Despite my rough start at SDSU, I still managed to graduate from college in 4 years with a 3.2 gpa. I graduated with a Liberal Studies B.A. and Studio Art minor.
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I got my multiple subject teaching credential from SMC. One of the better credential programs around!
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First teaching job in the absolute worst elementary school in Hayward. I taught 5th grade in a gang infested neighborhood. I got out of there after a year.
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I got a better teaching job in Fremont, teaching 6th grade at an elementary school. It still wasn't the right fit though.
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I'll admit it, I met my first husband in an AOL chat room. It didn't last, but it was a fun adventure moving across the country!
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I got hired to teach computers at a posh private school in Boca Raton. It was a fun job and the first inkling of something that I actually loved to teach.
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My dad passes away from prostate cancer. He was a unique character and is still sorely missed.
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Got married in my parent's garden. The wedding was fun but the marriage didn't last.
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Got over my fear of middle schoolers and became an art teacher. I hated that job, there was too much clean up and mess.
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By chance, I ran into the right person and got a job interview at PeopleSoft Inc. They were looking for people with good customer skills to train for tech support. I was tired of teaching after 5 years and needed a scenery change.
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I worked as a tech support analyst and Quality Assurance. After 5 years of working there I had to make a decision about my teaching credential. I figured it was the right time to switch back because Oracle was about to make their hostile takeover.
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Decided that I couldn't live with someone who was so needy. I married a "project" not a partner. I couldn't fix this guy.
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I was hired as the Computer, Yearbook and Cooking teacher. I dropped cooking the second year as I built up the computer program.
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Working at Charlotte Wood Middle School as a computer, graphic design, video production and yearbook teacher.
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This time I married the right person! I knew Tony from PeopleSoft, we were co-workers for 4 years before we started dating.
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Heath is born!
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Elise is born!
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Finally decided to go back to school for a Master's in Ed Technology from Lesley University.
