Martin Reyes:  

Hmm. Summary: Not that interesting, but I'm having a good time along the way. Born and reared in Dallas, but my parents' families are from Northern Mexico, so lots of childhood visits to visit relatives. As well, thankfully, the gift of speaking Spanish without having to study it. Catholic grade school and high school in Dallas, and then off to Princeton, NJ, for four years, a BA in Romance Languages (French Lit), and back home to Dallas. A technical writer from Day 1 of my "career," I have been with small and large firms for some good stretches. Nowadays, it's Cisco Systems in Richardson. (Layoff: Nov 2010, but the people who picked up the work hired me, so I still for *at* Cisco, even if they are no longer my employer.) Along the way, I picked up German, too, which I now sometimes wish I'd chosen for my degree instead. Oh yes, half-hearted starts toward an MBA at UD and SMU, but I did not finish those. More recently, Linguistics at UTA, but that's on hold (maybe forever). 2013: I finished the MA in TESOL in Dec 2012. Somewhere along the way, my hobby and passion became going to the opera. At first it was just domestic, and a weekend in New York (or elsewhere) was the highlight. In the mid 80s, a few long trips to Europe whetted my appetite ...Expand for more