[nabs-l] introduction

[hannah]

Welcome to the list...  I'm Hannah and I'm in high school.  I 
live in northern Californi.
Hannah

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Christopher Kchao" <thisischris89 at gmail.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:22:43 -0500
>Subject: [nabs-l] introduction

>Hi all,
>I figured I'd finally do the formal thing and introduce myself 
for the sake of most of you who probably don't know me.  I'm 
completing my third semester at Hunter College of the City 
University of New York.  Presently, I'm in the process of taking 
care of the rather extensive liberal arts requirements of my 
education while exploring different career options.  I have a 
great deal of interest in working in a technical field; there's 
just something extremely appealing about being on the cutting 
edge.  In addition, I'm also continuing to toy with the idea of 
going to law school to become an attorney.
>As far as vision is concerned, I am totally blind from birth.  
Location was a rather large determining factor when deciding on 
my school of choice.  Staying at home with my parents would be 
too easy.  Staying in suburban New York at the mercy of anyone 
with functioning eyes and a car would be too inconvenient.  As a 
result of this decision, I am proud to say that I consider myself 
to be moderately independent and have lived away from home for a 
little bit over a year.  I do however plan to attend one of the 
NFB training centers in the near future.  At the very least, 
doing so will aid in reinforcing the skills I currently have and 
boosting my confidence.  I feel that independence is an 
absolutely vital skill and definitely aids in increasing 
marketability in the workforce.
>This mailing list, and the "blind students on facebook" group is 
the extent of my involvement in the organized blind movement, if 
I may give it such a designation.  I hope to change that in the 
near future.  Only recently have I started to see the value of 
networking with other blind individuals, especially when faced 
with challenges that would seem otherwise unconventional to my 
sighted peers.  This list definitely has a lot to offer in terms 
of being an outlet in which people can share ideas, though 
networking on a local level would be ideal.
>Anyways, this is starting to sound like bits and pieces of a 
poorly written college essay, so I think I'll stop.  :-)
>Just from being a nearly silent member on the list, I've already 
learned a lot in the past few months.  Keep it coming.
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