Sandra Mann:  

I rcv'd. a B.A. in Social Work/Spanish minor from Valparaiso Univ., in Valparaiso (N.W.), IN. I have a generic teaching certificate in E.S.L. from the Univ. of WI-Madison. Yeah! I have an M.A. in International Relations from St. Mary's Univ. in San Antonio, TX (majored in Russian hx). I have teaching certificates from Huston-Tillotson (black college) in Austin, TX. I have a lifetime teaching credential from TX, had one in CA (elem. & Spanish) & HAVE an elem. teaching one in OR. Have 1 dau. who is 26. Have 1 grand-dau. who is 3 1/2. She was born on the same day I was, except years later! Special gift from the universe! I have 2 cats: Calliope & Simba (came pre-named). Calliope is 21 1/2-lives on love & Simba is 17 1/2! I run a geriatric ward. They are BOTH mostly healthy! Live in the Eugene, OR area now. Hate the cold sometimes. I've developed asthma & SEVERE allergies from this. Lucky me! Have a job working p.t. with a non-profit soc. svc. agency, a few hrs./week & also sub teach as NO perm. teaching jobs in this DEPRESSED state of the Union! Gov. Kitzhaber is back in office, again, & says he wants more jobs & healtahcare for all Oregonians, so MAYBE we'll prosper more under him! I'm healthy, have good friends, went to Sacramento, CA over Thanksgiving 2011 to see my dau./grand-dau./friends & to Austin over the 2010 winter holidays to see friends who are part of my family! Have traveled (in the past) to most states in the U.S., Canadian provinces, Mexico, Central America, most of Western Europe & some of Eastern Europe, along with Polynesia. Want to travel to what was E. Germany/Poland next, for mate...Expand for more