[nfbwatlk] Update

Sun Feb 15 09:10:25 UTC 2009

Jennifer, waht year did you graduate from LCB, if you don't mind my asking? 
I'm curious because my boyfriend went there, and you might know each other.
Sarah
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
To: <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Update


> Lisa,
>
> I'm glad to hear that you're doing well at the training center. I'm also 
> sorry to hear about your accident in the kitchen. No worries though. I 
> think everyone blind or sighted, has had accidents at least once in their 
> lives. In fact, I remember a time in my training at LCB when I gashed my 
> thumb open a bit with a knife. No worries though; a band-aid and some 
> disinfectant gel were enough to appropriately manage things.
>
> I'm curious. Why can't you cook in the apartments or walk to school on 
> your own? are you having some trouble or are there specific policies 
> regarding these matters at the OTC?
>
> I wouldn't worry so much about the student drama. Training is hard on 
> everyone: it's a sort of initiation into independence and for some, an 
> initiation into blindness itself. Initiations of any kind are difficult, 
> and interesting things can and do happen when people get stressed out over 
> their training. This is, of course, not to mention that when you're in 
> training, you practically work together, play together, and live together 
> with all the other students who are involved. i've often wondered at how a 
> blindness training reality TV show would fare on MTV.
>
> Keep us posted on how you're doing. Congratulations on your Braille, 
> that's awesome. I hope you're having a good weekend and it will be 
> exciting to have you home for a while at the end of your first term.
>
> Cheers and good luck.
> Original message:
>> Hello:
>
>> I am taking a 3 day break from the OTC and spending time with Ron and the
>> baby birds. It's nice to be home. I return for a two week break on March 
>> 9.
>
>> How is it going:
>
>> Braille:
>
>> I am starting on Grade 2 braille next week. Reading is great! Writing 
>> with
>> the slate and sylise I need to keep working on it but it is getting 
>> better. Joy
>>  is a great teacher. I have to slow down my reader for the other two 
>> students
>> who  are reading at a much slower pace then me. The book we are using 
>> takes a
>> fast  approach to braille and it is advanced. I really enjoy the class.
>
>> Computers:
>
>> I am being trained on the braille note the KNFB reader and I am learning
>> excel. Jim is a wonderful teacher. He has a great sense of humor. I have 
>> been
>> asked to be a peer tutor for other students in regards to MS word and 
>> Windows. I
>>  hope I can help other struggling students.
>
>> Home Ec:
>
>> I am doing pretty good in this class; but I burned my hand last week when 
>> I
>> accidentally touched the stove burner; good reflexes saved me from 
>> getting
>> seriously burned. I thought Quill was going to have a heart attack. 
>> That's life
>> under sleep shades. I will complete this course March 4.
>
>> O&M:
>
>> This is the struggle. It is coming very slowly. I must be patient. My 
>> O&M
>> instructor is an Intern from Texas. She is nice but very strict. I tease 
>> her
>> and think of her as my drill sargent; just like the Army. I hope to have 
>> much
>> more O&M time next term. I am getting the cane techniques down but it  is 
>> slow
>> work and I am still in the building.
>
>> The other classes are good and I love dependable strengths. The only 
>> things
>> that really bother me is the outside drama (mainly with some of the other
>> students); it can be a very stressful progam to go through and it is not 
>> easy to
>> be away from Ron for 6-10 weeks at a time. I still can't cook in my 
>> apartment
>>  nor walk on my own to the center.A lot of things have changed since my 
>> first
>>  training program in 1989-1990. However, all in all the program is a good 
>> one
>> and  I am glad that they really make you wear the sleep shades. I think I 
>> am
>> handling  the stress a lot better now then when I first started last 
>> month.
>> It's a work in  progress.
>
>> Please keep me in your prayers. I am really glad I am in the program! It 
>> may
>> not be in LA or CO but it is still a very good program and I am learning 
>> a
>> great deal. What a blessing!
>
>> Lisa A. Owen
>> NFB & CFB
>> **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 
>> easy
>> steps!
>> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=fe
>> bemailfooterNO62)
>> _______________________________________________
>> nfbwatlk mailing list
>> nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> nfbwatlk:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/loneblindjedi%40samobile.net
>
> -- 
> Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network.  Visit 
> www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.
>
> _______________________________________________
> nfbwatlk mailing list
> nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nfbwatlk:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/sarahb006%40comcast.net