Patricia Zastrow-jankowski:  

Life "What a long, strange trip it's been..." What have I been up to since high school? Well...I had my son, Lance right out of high school when I was 18. He's 24 now, towers over me in height and goes to my other alma mater UWM where he's majoring in some combination of psychology, biology and foreign languages and works as a supervisor in the computer lab. I couldn't be more proud of him! I went to UWM myself for a long, long time while keeping an active interest in the local music scene. I had a big red mohawk and sported a black leather jacket and combat boots for a while. I co-wrote an underground magazine called "The DNA Club" for a while, wrote some band reviews and did some PR for a couple of bands, too. I've seen some great live shows. I also kept up with my interest in dance and theater. I was in a local repertory production of The King and I and I was also in a dance company called Jazz Dance Theater. I took lots of dance classes including ballet, jazz, modern, African, belly dancing, and a yoga class here and there. I was a core cast member in a local theater troupe called Joy Farm that broadcast on MATA cable access television locally. That was a blast! I've done some travelling, too, and hopefully will do a lot more. I've mostly travelled within the states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Colorado, Ohio, Minnesota, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Las Vegas, Nevada - I won a trip from HBO and gambled my little heart out! Viva Las Vegas! I've also been to Canada (Quebec and Montreal), the Netherlands and East and West Germany. I would love to go to Europe again! I went to Germany as an exchange student in 1990 - just after the Berlin wall came tumbling down. I was there for 6 months in the dorms. Then I came back home and met my favorite singer NINA HAGEN and could actually speak to her in German! I came back and finished up my degree in German and Elementary Ed and graduated from UWM in 1995. I volunteered at Germanfest ...Expand for more