Nicole Parren:  

Life After high school I went to the University of Pittsburgh for two years. Then I moved back home for two years. In 1994 I moved to Columbia, South Carolina to share an apartment with my sister. While living in Columbia I obtained an Associate in Arts from Midlands Technical College and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Women's Studies from the University of South Carolina. In March 2003 I was recruited by the Chinese Culture Center in Columbia to teach English as a second language in China. I lived in Columbia until July 2003. I then stayed with my folks in Sidney until the end of August when I left for China. I lived in Jinan, China for five years teaching English to elementary and high school students. Then I spent a year teaching high school girls and two months teaching preschool in Seoul, South Korea. I came back to the states (South Carlina) in March 2010. In August I started studying at Power Plant Technology at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. I graduated in May 2012 and started adjunct teaching for OC Tech that fall, where I am still employed. School High school. Do it again? Not in a million years! I'm enjoying the wisdom (haha!) I've gained getting to my forties. Also, I don't think I would have had the courage to go to China back when I was in high school. I have to thank Mrs. O'Conner for all those vocabulary tests. They gave...Expand for more