A little bit about me...

Hello everyone.. I hope all of you had a fantastic holiday and break from classes/work. I really look forward to sharing this class experience with all of you and getting to know you through this whole "blogging" thing, which by the way is totally new to me. On that note, here's a little more about me....


My name is Kelley and I'm a 23 year-old 2nd year Occupational Therapy grad student at ECU. I received my bachelor's degree in rehabilitation services from ECU in December of '05 and worked for about 9 months as a "habilitation technician" (aka: CAP worker) @ A Small Miracle. At this job I got my first real experience working with children with varying disabilities and I absolutely loved it. I've also worked as a CNA with the elderly population and I definitely know through that experience that it's time for a change. Children are my passion and I hope to be working for Pitt County schools or some other nearby school system by this time next year. For those of you who work in Pitt County schools already, I hope to meet you during my fieldwork this Fall.


Some other personal info FYI:

I'm from a small town in southern NC called Raeford (home of the House of Raeford turkeys that you can sometimes find at Harris Teeter) and I also have some family in Florida. In my spare time I like to read (for pleasure, not textbooks) exercise or ride bikes, go hiking or camping, attend ECU football games (go pirates!), and spend time with my boyfriend of 4 years and my wonderful family/friends/classmates. My boyfriend and I just recently added a member to our little "family", a brendle boxer puppy named Toad (please don't ask about the name) and I also have a 2 year-old cat named Cinco who is insane but adorably sweet at the same time. The two of them get along really well and if I had a video camera I would send America's Funniest Home Videos some of their footage. Maybe I'll include some pictures of them for your viewing pleasure.


I hope that my blog and the info I get from others' blog will help me become a more efficient assistive technology practitioner and open up a new world of AT for me to share with my future clients. I also hope to gain new perspectives on experiences and thoughts about AT from those of you outside of the field of occupational therapy. Again, I look forward to meeting all of you and I hope you enjoy my postings as much as I'm sure I'll enjoy all of yours! Good luck with the semester!