hi, i'm a single African-American female, non-traditional, "life-time" student. i'm 58 yrs young.
i have a psych undergrad degree from Michigan State University. i'm a part-time student online at University of Michigan-Flint working on a doctorate in psych nursing. i'm also doing a part-time online course in medical transcription so I can do some work from home!
i like chatting with others, particularly other "older" students, e.g., people who are trying 2nd careers, and/or anyone who believes in ARETE, i.e., the development of "personal excellence" in their lives.
favorite things:
people, especially kids & seniors; nature areas , especially water & trees; warm climates; dogs - I have a brown lab retriever.
my current interests:
jogging; meditation; health & fitness areas, e.g., budokon and resistance training; music (most types, especially new age, smooth jazz, piano, celtic, new flamenco, classical, etc); science fiction (especially battlestar galactica, stargate atlantis, star trek, farscape, babylon 5, etc); reading self-help & sprituality books (including the Bible, A Course in Miracles, The Elements of Zen, etc) & movies.
my "wannabe" interests:
photography, travel, & languages plus more music and/or voice lessons (i played the clarinet in elementary through high school).
a favorite quotation:
"whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. boldness has genius, power and magic in it. begin it now." (j.w. von goethe)
celebrate who you are!!
PEACE & LOVE TO ALL
"starbuckdax" :-)
