Introducing
Me…..
I woke up in
Manitowoc one day. I never imagined my
life leading me here. Just six months
prior I had had a career; a job that paid well and I performed well. Unfortunately, people started running out of
money and no one needed me to do my job anymore so I was “laid-off
indefinitely”.
I woke up in
Manitowoc when I decided to pursue higher education. When I was spending hours in front of the
television, directionless and heartbroken, I felt like the University of
Phoenix commercials were mocking me for never finishing my degree. I applied to Silver Lake after an intensive
Google search and was accepted.
I woke up in
Manitowoc without knowing a soul, not having a job, and being on the edge of
forty years old.
I wake up in
Manitowoc, two and a half years after the first time, with cherished friends,
an entertaining job that pays the bills and the end to my pursuit in sight.
My Purpose….
My mother
taught me how to get lost in a book.
Books are always a lot better than real life. Well, not always, but a lot of the time. I’ve heard rumors that some authors may use
symbolism and other methods in their storytelling that gives more meaning to
the tale. I hope that in this class I am
able to develop tools for myself to help me further comprehend an author’s
meaning. (If there is one.)
