Emme Demmendal:
CLASS OF 1979
McNary High SchoolClass of 1979
Keizer, OR
Chemeketa Community CollegeClass of 1981
Salem, OR
Emme's Story
Starting as an exchange student and staying on for years proved to be a life-shaping experience. I remember the Claymore...(still have the beautiful foodie yearbook!) Norma Haggerty's Expository Writing class...I still cherish the copy of Strunk and White she gave me as a present.
I did stay in Salem for the next couple of years, studying psychology and journalism. Tried my hand at marketing, doing fundraisers all over the place, getting in loads of funds for charities. I ended up living in Portland and Seattle and deeply falling in love there. Made a lot of money and spent it just the same... In 1984 I hadn't seen my family for three years and went back to Holland. Studied there as well, continued on from psychology and journalism to psycho-acoustics. I thought it would be some...Expand for more
thing mind-related, but this had more to do with music and electronic systems.
In the process, I found myself doing gigs as a sound engineer, eventually working for national radio and television. Did some system engineering as well, but I burned out on the nightshifts and long hours.
I had some great counseling and during the time I was getting the dust off my face, I realised what I had studied in the first place: the human (and perhaps my own) mind. I was fortunate to be able to retrain with the severance pay.
Today I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where I work as a social worker in psychiatry and loving it. It is sometimes hard but rewarding.
This year my partner Charlotte and I celebrate our 20th year together. 2 cats, no kids, but loads of relatives have them for us...
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