Ara Banks:  

Life I did Llve in Brookfield Vermont and worked at Norwich University as the Director of Residence Life. I loved my job as I was paid to socialize with and help develop college students.I also had the opportunity to do many fun activities such as plan large scale social events, work on the building committee, and supervise an excellent team. In June of 06 I was able to take an early retirement and the past year has been an excellent journey. Today I reside in Mountain Home, AR. When I was 33 I finally went to college and became a teacher. That was a great experience and the one event that forever changed the direction of my life. I taught in a Junior College in Wisconsin for 13 years. Then, in 1993 I decided to go back to college and earn a Masters in Clinical Guidence and Counseling. That was another marvelous time in my life; one in which I was able to use skills I already had and be completely free. It was there that I took a few art classes and found out I had a talent for drawing. However, I stuck to my original plan and moved into higher education and administration. As for accomplishments: perhaps my most amibitous was bicycling across America for the American Lung Association, then 11 years in Community Theater learning every aspect of the performance arts and...Expand for more