Amanda Okker:  

Life Wow...where to start? I left Colorado Springs as quickly as possible and went to school at CU. I had a great time working on my BA English and doing the sorority thing. After college, I taught 7th and 8th grade English for two years; I loved having my own classroom! I married my high school sweetheart, divorced my high school sweetheart, which, although tough at the time, has meant good things for me. Three years later, I've finished my master's degree in journalism. I gave teaching another go last year...sometimes my loyalty goes too far. I finally switched gears and now live in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I work for a newspaper as a copy editor. I'm just trying to adjust to life in a new place. It's exciting! Beyond that? I try not to plan too far ahead...new doors always open when the time is right! I would love to continue writing; I would love to edit magazines or novels. I'll see! Strangely, four years ago I was on the verge of being a complete domestic...wife, mother. Today, I think there's plenty of time for all that. I'm in no hurry, but I know one day I want those things in my life...I always have. School I laugh when I think about how much drama we all brought into our own lives and each others' back then. I also laugh ...Expand for more