Hello, I currently live in Hamlin, NY with my parents in the same house I grew up in. A lot has happened in the past 8 years since I left, but here I am, back with Mom and Dad. I went to school (K-12) in Brockport and loved every second of it. I attended SUNY Geneseo and graduated in 1999 with a degree in elementary ed./special ed. I decided I was ready to spread my wings a bit and moved to Alexandria, Virginia. I taught a blended kindergarten class for two years at Ft. Belvoir Elementary school in Fairfax County, yep, a bunch of army brats. It was a wonderful experience and a beautiful, but expensive place to live. It was then that I realized I was ready to move even further away and attended a job fair in Bethesda, Maryland for International Schools. On July 5, 2001 I accepted a job, 2 year contract, in Hong Kong. On August 4th I packed my three suitcases, hopped on a plane and the adventure began. It was an experience of a lifetime, I could go on and on........Unfortunately due to SARS my contract was cut short and I returned home this past May. Don't get me wrong, I was ready to come home, but it was hard to leave under those circumstances. So here I am teaching 4th grade at Northwood Elementary School (Hilton). I am very happy to be home and am enjoying spending time with my family, especially my 1 year old niece and my boyfriend. This is my first graduate level course, I am a bit behind with this and hope to receive an extension. That's all from me. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you. Sincerely, Julie McGraw __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Class website: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor/suny/ ------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this listserv, go to: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=edi581 If you have any problems, send an e-mail to: JerryTaylr@xxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------