Curtis McDonald:  

Life After graduating NSHS, I went to Texas A&M, in the corps of cadets and hated it. Life sucked and I slept through all of my classes. I left the corps after one semester and moved into a dorm with a really cool senior that partied a lot. “I can do that too” I said. He got a 4.0, I got a 2.1. So, I auditioned for and made (to my surprise) the Singing Cadets (which are not cadet’s, but they do sing, so… ) But I couldn’t keep my grades up enough to perform. So after three semesters, I thought “maybe I should try San Jac for a while.” So I moved back to Houston (my parents moved away 3 days after I left for A&M) and lived with a friend while I went to San Jac. I was still active in the fire department, and was interested in getting my EMT so I did, and worked at East Houston regional (sunbelt) Medical Center in the ER as a tech, 4 or 5 twelve hour night shifts a week, for almost a year and a half. I went on to work at Texas Children’s on the Kangaroo Crew (critical care transport ambulance) while working on my Paramedic at San Jac. I met a really wonderful woman while going to Paramedic school that was recently divorced, with two kids. ...Expand for more