Introduction Continued

So looking back I realized I had not answered all the questions in my introduction.
My communication story is that I came to be a Comm. Major after a horrible 3 semesters as a Music Major with a concentration in Voice. There are a few things you must possess in order to survive in the music department. The first and most important is an Ego made out of steel, because nobody wants to see you succeed or get further than them. The second is an interest in classical music, I sing Jazz, R&B, the more popular and contemporary music of today. I HATE CLASSICAL! The third is to get used to Grouchy, Old, Unhappy Musicians who are only teaching because for lack of better terms, they failed as musicians and are forced to watch and crush the dreams of aspiring young musicians.
The Comm. department and major to me was like a breath of fresh air which has revived my spirit. I knew of another student who was a Comm. major and I had talked to her about it and decided it was the best choice for me. The communication major was the peanut butter to my jelly!
I have had some wonderful experiences in the comm department. Dr. Jaehne has always been such an inspiration and wonderful guidance provider throughout my time in the department. Last semester I took 156 in which I completed an Ethnography titled "Those We Left Behind", in which I performed a critical analysis of a nursing home and the troubles facing America's elderly. I made such wonderful friends at the nursing home and life long friendships.
My goals for this course are to learn all I can and of course get an A+! :) I hope to broaden my knowledge base and horizon with what I learn in this course. I really look forward to getting to know some of the other students in this course as well and hearing their communication story!
Capone's Mom

Introduction

My name is Andrea and I am an Open University Student. I decided to finish my degree after losing my job last February and now aspire to go to Law School. I started attending SJSU in 1997 after graduating from High School. Here I am still at SJSU after 12 years. I did not attend for all if those 12 years though. I am now cleaning up the mess I made out of my academic records and have completed all requirements to graduate. I am a completely different student now than I was 12 years ago. Grades matter to me, my education matters!
I hope to learn quite a bit in Comm 105 this time around. Scarily, I do not remember taking this class in Fall 2002, I mean I remember nothing about it at all (And NO it wasn't because I was a partier or anything like that).
I am 30 years old and married to a man named Mark. We have no children but quite a few pets we consider our children. We have 4 Dogs, (Buttons- a Westie Mix, Bella & Little Man- Chihuahua's, & Capone- a Rottwieler) Many Cats, (Jenna, Estelle, Timmy, Marcellas, Tigger, & Mr. Blackie) 1 Umbrella Cockatoo-Lola, 1 Indian Ringneck Parakeet-Paris, 1 Parakeet- Chickie and a fish tank. I feel like I am forgetting an animal but I think that's all of them. They are a lot of work but very worth it! Someday we will have human children, but not yet.
So this concludes my first blog! If you have any questions feel free to ask!
Andrea