So, now to the meat of things.
I have registered for classes at the local community college. I have all but one of my textbooks. (If I could get Rainy City Books at Amazon to ship the book I need, or even respond to emails, I'd be happy.)
I need a good backpack that will carry the large textbooks and my laptop, and my trolley (aka bus) pass. (Gotta save money any way I can. $25 for trolley is cheaper than the gas I'd be using.)
Also need notebooks, pens, pencils, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. :)
I'm excited about going back to school. This is my third attempt at actual college (fourth attempt at training if you count the Sign Language class I took via a continuing education program 15 years ago.)
First attempt - East Carolina - ran out of funding after the first two semesters. Was majoring in Music Therapy for the first semester, demoted to Gen Ed second semester due to more time in computer lab than practice room. I probably would have ended up in the Computer Science Department if I'd stayed.
Second attempt - The aforementioned Sign Language classes. The community college offered six levels of classes in Sign Language, and completion of all six and some independent study would have give me what I needed to take the certification exams. However, most students were just in it for the basics, so by the time I got to the fifth level there were only 3-4 of us left. Not enough to "make" the class, so it was canceled.
Third attempt - Computer Programming at community college. Cut short by a very bad car accident before midterms of my first semester. Between recovery from that (broke every bone in one leg, and one in the other), and my mother being diagnosed with cancer, I never went back.
That last attempt was in 1995. Now I am headed back to Community college (different state) for Networking Services Technology. In theory I will end up with multiple certifications (Going for Network+, A+, Security+ at least.)
I currently have two children, aged 13 and almost 11. I have a husband. I have a very large chosen family, and a supportive biological family as well. They're all just as broke as I am however, hence the need to find a way to pay bills while I'm devoting so much energy to training.
If you have ideas (that don't involve spam, feel free to share. :) )
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This was supposed to be about my time in school, however due to the fact I was too busy doing schoolwork to blog, I only posted a couple of times. So, now that I have my AS, an internship that looks like it might go full time in January, and a tiny bit more free time, we'll see what happens. I often think of things I'd like to post, that I don't want on Facebook. They might just end up here.
