Kristine Gravell:
CLASS OF 1995
Waterford High SchoolClass of 1995
Waterford, CT
Mohegan Community CollegeClass of 1996
Norwich, CT
Clark Lane Middle SchoolClass of 1990
Waterford, CT
Southwest Elementary SchoolClass of 1988
Waterford, CT
Kristine's Story
Life
THIS IS KRISTINE. LIFE WAS HECTIC LIVING AT HOME WITH A DISABILITY, BUT I SURVIVED. I LIVED WITH MY MOM AND STEP-FATHER. I ALSO HAD A YOUNGER SISTER LIVING WITH ME TOO. I WOULD GO T O SCHOOL, AND BASICALLY COME HOME, DO MY HOMEWORK, AND TALK ON THE PHONE. IT WAS BASICALLY BORING......... I WENT TO THE MALL A LOT SO IT WAS NOT SOO BAD. I WOULD GO WITH A FRIEND, AND WE WOULD STAY THERE FOR A FEW HOURS.
I WENT TO SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THAT WAS HORRIBLE. I WAS SOOOOO SCARD, BUT HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS. THE CLASSES WERE DIFFICULT FOR ME CAUSE I HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY, SO I WAS IN ALOT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES. (I WAS ACTUALLY IN A SPECIAL ED CLASS FOR MOST OF THE DAY AFTER HOME-ROOM.) THAT WAS MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO LEARN CAUSE THE CLASS WENT A LOT SLOWER THAN A REGULAR CLASS, SO THAT WAS GREAT FOR ME, AND I REALLY DID ENJOY IT ALOT.
AFTER ELEMNTARY SCHOOL, I ATTENDED CLARK LANE JUNIOR SCHOO. WHILE I WAS THERE, I ALSO WENT TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES AFTER HOME ROOM. THAT WAS A LOT HARDER THAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CAUSE I WOULD GET PICKED ON A LOT BY THE KIDS CAUSE OF MY DISABILITY. I WAS IN CLASSES THAT THE TEACHERS WENT A LOT SLOWER SO I COULD LEARN A LOT QUICKER AND EASIER. I EVENTUALLY GRADUATED WITH ALL OF THE OTHER KIDS, WHICH I WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT!!WHILE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I MAINSTREAMED, SO I WAS IN REGULAR CLASSES.
I WAS EMPLOYED AT SEARS IN THE CRYSTAL MALL, FOR FIVE YEARS. IN THE...Expand for more
PROCESS OF WORKING AT SEARS, I WENT TO THREE RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFTER GRADUATION. WHILE I WAS WORKING AT SEARS AND GOING TO SCHOOL, I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND A FEW MONTHES TIL I DROPPED OUT. I STUDIED COMPUTER DATA, BUT AFTER ONE YEAR CLASSES WERE TOO HARD, SO I DROPPED OUT AND STARTED STRICTLY WORKING.
I WAS ALSO WORKING AT SEARS FOR A FEW MORE YEARS, AND GOING TO SCHOOL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.I WORKED AT WALMART FOR ONE OR TWO YEARS, BEFORE I QUIT SEARS ALTOGETER. SO, THINGS WERE HECTIC. I DID QUIT SEARS AFTER WORKING THERE FOR FIVE YEARS, CAUSE THE PAY WAS NOT SO GOOD. SO I WAS JUST WORKING AT WALMART 20 HOURS WEEK, WHICH KEPT ME PRETTY BUSY AND HAVING MONEY COMING IN SO I COULD HAVE SOME MONEY TO SPEND AT THE MALL OR ANYTHING I WANTED.
IN 1997, I GOT MY OWN APPARTMENT, LIVING BY MYSELF, AND I ALSO HAVE A CAT WHOSE NAME IS MITTENS. I HAVE BEEN ON MY OWN FOR EIGHT YEARS AND LOVING IT!!!!!!!! WHEN I FIRST MOVED OUT, I WAS LIVING IN NEW LONDON FOR 10 MONTHS, THEN MOVED BACK TO WATERFORD IN 1998. I HAVE LOVED MY INDEPENDENCE!! SINCE I MOVED OUT ON MY OWN I HAD SOME HELP AT FIRST, FOR A FEW YEARS. NOW, SINCE I MOVED TO WATERFORD,I HAVE A LOT OF HELP FROM PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANTS WHO HELP ME LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE ARE HERE TO TAKE ME SHOPPING, AND TO ASSIST ME WITH LAUNDRY.
SO ALL IN ALL, I HAVE HAD IT ROUGH, AND A LOT OF TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, BUT NOW I AM LOVING LIFE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY
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