[Nfbc-info] leaving for law school

[Deepa Goraya]

Thanks so much Terra! I'd also like to thank everyone else who responded for 
their well wishes and congratulations!

Deepa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terra Peterson" <poolprincess at att.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] leaving for law school


> Deepa,
> I must have missed the email where you said that you are off to law school 
> in Michigan yesterday. I just wanted to congratulate you on getting this 
> far. I hope you do very well in law school! Best wishes
> Terra
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Darian Smith" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] leaving for law school
>
>
>> Deepa,
>>  Congratulations!
>> Not very many people ever want to, or ever make  it into law school
>> (comparitive to society as a whole).
>>  With that, it's a great accomplishment to make it this far; but I
>> suspect, that  this far is not far enough.  I know you will be
>> successful, because you will settle for no less.
>> Best wishes and  please do keep in touch!
>> Best, Darian
>>
>>
>> On 8/15/09, Brian Miller <brianrmiller88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Congratulations Deepa!  This is great news!  You'll love Ann Arbor... 
>>> It's a
>>> terrific town.
>>>
>>> Cali's loss is DC's gain!
>>>
>>> Best of luck with your move to the Great State of Michigan -- I was just
>>> there this weekend, and can tell you it has much to offer.
>>>
>>> Brian Miller
>>> -
>>>> From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deepa Goraya
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:02 PM
>>>> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: CABS listserve
>>>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] leaving for law school
>>>>
>>>> Hello my fellow Californians,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to share some sad but exciting news with you
>>>> all. At the end of  June, I was admitted to the University of
>>>> Michigan Law School, which is ranked as one of the top ten
>>>> law schools  in the country! I had been waitlisted there and
>>>> had been really hoping to get in, and I was overjoyed after
>>>> receiving a phone call from the Dean letting me know that I
>>>> was admitted! I have committed to attending the U of M in the
>>>> fall, which means I will be having to leave California at the
>>>> end of August.
>>>>
>>>> I'm really excited to be going to such a fantastic school and
>>>> nervous to be starting this intense program, but sad to be
>>>> leaving CABS, the NFBC, and all of my friends here at home
>>>> both in the NFB and without. I have enjoyed so much being a
>>>> part of this affiliate and being on the CABS board. Our
>>>> student board has done such an amazing job this year, and I
>>>> am proud to have been part of such a hard-working, dedicated,
>>>> and motivated group. I am now ready to pass the presidency on
>>>> to the next board and president.
>>>>
>>>> I am planning on working in Washington, D.C. after law school
>>>> if it works out. I had such an amazing experience there from
>>>> January to May interning for Senator Dodd on the Hill, and I
>>>> love DC so much. So I don't know if I will be permanently
>>>> back in California or not. However, I will still be interning
>>>> in Cali one summer and maybe doing a Fellowship or something
>>>> after law school if I can, hopefully for Disability Rights
>>>> Advocates. So I'm sure I will still be able to attend some
>>>> state conventions from time to time, and I will of course be
>>>> seeing many of you at national conventions! I will still be
>>>> part of the NFBC list for a while, so please stay in touch
>>>> and get my email if you would like to write every now and then.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you so much for all the support and love you all have
>>>> given me in the NFBC and in CABS. I'm going to really miss my
>>>> California family. Now, I am going to begin preparing for
>>>> this next chapter of my life!
>>>>
>>>> Warmly,
>>>>
>>>> Deepa Goraya
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