Audrey Williams:  

Life I spend my time with my husband, sons, and friends, or pursue hobbies like reading, cooking, gardening, knitting, photography and writing. I live in a townhouse in Portland that I rent with my husband, Milad. We have a small garden with some herbs and flowerss. We both like to cook also. We both like music and play some instruments. I have a piano and Milad plays the magarona (a middle-eastern reed instrument similar to the bagpipes) and the darbuka (a middle-eastern drum). On weekends we sleep in late(if the kids will let us) and then go out for coffee at some of the cafes near our home. Then we try to catch up on chores, or visit friends, shop, garden, or pursue our hobbies. I'm knitting a scarf right now. School I hated high school, except for band and art. Band was fun. Most of my friends were in band, and it was first thing in the morning. And we didn't have to watch Channel One. Modern Lit was good too. Art was good. Lunch really sucked. College There were a lot of group projects and late nights writing papers. I still managed to go to a lot of concerts and hang out with my new friends. And I got good grades, of course. College wasn't a smooth ride, but I made it through. I found a way to get through even though I didn't have a lot of help along the way. First I went to U of P for 1.5 years, and got all the basics out of the way. I had a really good GPA, and studied really hard. I played in the band and pep band and went to all the basketball games. Being a trombone player I was right in the front row. The second year at U of P I was broke so I had to quit after the fall term and go to work. But I still studied hard and got excellent grades that term. I got a job and worked full time for a year and applied to go to PSU the next fall. I saved every penny I earned and used it to subsidize my part-time income over the next 3 years while I finished college. They didn't have dorms, so I had to ...Expand for more