[nabs-l] Intro

[Rania]

Hi welcome to the list. My name is Rania, I live in nj and am currently 
looking for another school to attend so I can finish up and become a massage 
therapist. I look forward to reading your posts.
Rania,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Burns" <len at gatamundo.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:44 AM
Subject: [nabs-l] Intro


> Good evening all,
>
> My name is Len Burns.  I am a returning student who finished my M.A. in
> Family Counseling back in the eighties.  I was laid off about a year and
> a half ago, from a good position with a mid-sized non-profit here in San
> Jose California.  I found myself in the strange position of being over
> qualified for entry level positions, and lacking the credentials for
> management level.  I discussed this with several people whom I respect in 
> my
> field, and they all said the same thing.  Take course work.
>
> So, I found a certificate program in Business Admin that met everybody's
> requirements, and last October I began my adventure.
>
> Fortunately for me, I have also had a foot in the tech field for many 
> years, so centering my life around my laptop was not new.  Thus far, what 
> surprises me most is how much technology has changed how I manage classes, 
> and simultaneously how similar the headaches are to what they were when I 
> was in school in the eighties.  I am here in part to strengthen strategies 
> for things like the two statistics classes that are the next steps on my 
> path.  I did stats as an under grad, and did well at it.  This will be a 
> different flavour however.  That was social science stats, this is for 
> business.  While I am here, I will contribute whatever bits of knowledge I 
> am able, although I am fairly certain many of you are far more adept at 
> this dance than am I.
>
> In my spare time, I manage several email lists, have been baking bread 
> since I was in my early teens, and am chief of staff for a fluffy feline 
> we mostly just call Gata.
>
> Two years ago, I would have never imagined myself in this circumstance, 
> but the same can be said for lotta lotta other folks these days.
>
> -Len
> len at gatamundo.com
>
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