Mary Ferguson:
CLASS OF 1970
Earl Haig Secondary SchoolClass of 1970
Toronto, ON
George Brown CollegeClass of 1983
Toronto, ON
University of St. Michael's CollegeClass of 1974
Toronto, ON
Mary's Story
Life
Hard to believe I am 61. High school was a long time ago! My life did not go as I would have predicted back in high school but it has been and continues to be good. Had a great 4 yrs. at U of T but not yet sure what I wanted to do so-- was life-insurance underwriter for 5 years. Finally escaped from that job and spent 2 years volunteering in Haiti -- truly one of the highlights of my life, an incredible experience. I went to teach English in a village, learned to speak Creole, accidentally was put in charge of the pharmacy and working in the clinic---with no formal training in any of these things. It wa...Expand for more
s there I realized I wanted to be a nurse so at 30, went to nursing school. Then 5 yrs. later I sat with my bags packed for 3 mos. waiting for my visa to go to Ethiopia to do nursing for 2 yrs (with the same volunteer agency) but........met this guy, stayed in Toronto and got married instead. It was the right choice--last fall we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We have 2 teenage kids...I think they are helping to keep us young at heart!! I only work 1/2 time now, back in insurance do phone interviews from my home. Bob retired last spring so travel is our favorite, albeit not inexpensive, past-time.
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