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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: Coyote on March 22, 2010, 11:55:08
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Figured I'd post some pics from my autobiography I created as part of my Seminar course several years ago- They wanted a "Creative Project" that illustrated your connection to the social work profession, or something silly like that. The master's in social work isn't exactly the most intense degree... This was originally a power point with music and 60+ photos. I really should update it to cover the next 5 years...
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Childhood-
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I grew up on a small farm in Maine
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My dad was a teacher and school principal, but we also raised various animals to help make ends meet
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I preferred reading to most other activities, and always had an overactive imagination
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Vacation Bible School, which left me unable to tolerate organized religion for years to come...
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Adolescence
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I lacked skills in sports, but this did not keep me from trying...
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I hoped to find something that I could excel at- skiing wasn't it-
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Nor skateboarding...
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I still preferred my own company.
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Graduation and escaping Maine for College
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College
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A small private liberal arts college in Massachusetts. I'm still paying for it.
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My assigned roommate- a mildly psychopathic pyromaniac from northern California- we're still close
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I always found myself drawn to the "different" people in college. The artists. The mentally ill. Those who were both.
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Spent a semester at University College in Cork, Ireland. Hung out with socialists. Fun guys, but the revolution ain't coming any time soon ,boys.
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Back to the states, I pursued a degree in Sociology...
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College Part 2
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My senior thesis was an ethnographic study of the non-racist skinhead subculture in Providence RI- got to spend a lot of time in bars...
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Thesis completed, took a trip to Italy with my brothers-
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The pigeons of St. Mark's Square in Venice are vicious. We filled my younger brother's hood with birdseed...
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On to Rome. The ruins were cool.
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Back to school, graduation and the real world
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The Real World
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My $100K education prepared me to... bar tend in Boston for a couple years
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Got bored with that. Went to Taiwan.
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With no experience or ability, they paid me good money to "teach" impressionable Chinese children English
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Wandered back to Maine, moved into a shack behind my parents house.
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My dad, clearly fearing I'd be a permanent fixture, urged me to apply for a job as a Child Protective Social Worker for the state. Why not?
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Social Working...
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I sat for an interview, and somehow they found me qualified
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My supervisor later revealed that he hired me largely based on my bartending experience.
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It was an incredibly interesting job-
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Even if it wasn't always much fun...
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And though I had two cats and a bunch of houseplants, something was missing...
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Growing up.
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I was set up on a blind date by co-workers- who knew that actually can work? We met in a bar, just in case it was a disaster, hey, there's still beer!
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It worked. Suddenly I had a "roommate" and 3rd cat.
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Realizing I wasn't going to be satisfied forever in my current job, I started a master's degree program, while working full time- 3 years, Friday nights and Saturday mornings.
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Yuck. But I had a piece of paper which said I am now entitled to be a therapist, and make very little money. It would be three more years before I would actually take a job which used that piece of paper.
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Anyway, I got the degree, got married to Tracee, and lived happily ever after. Well, so far- the house didn't look like the one in the picture, it looked more like the photo of the shack a further up. But yeah, that was my life up to 2005. Later came mortgage, new job, and babies. But that's another story. Maybe I shoot it some day. Cheers! ;D -ED-
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FANTASTIC !!! ... :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
I loved it, Coyote ... :love:
You are a wonderful story-teller! ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/worshippy.gif) ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/worshippy.gif) ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/worshippy.gif) ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/worshippy.gif) ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/worshippy.gif)
Thank you for sharing your life's story!
What's next?
Richard
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That is a great story! I enjoyed it very much.
May you continue living happily ever after!
Best regards,
Jimbo
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Great Autobiography!
You are a therapist then?
The pictures were nicely done, and it is a good show of your collection...
Nice job!
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Wonderful photo-autobiography Coyote, and thanks for sharing!
Very neatly done in an economical way, but with all your major life points included!
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Whoa, this is SO COOL! I love it!!! I think we could have been friends in college. ;D
The humor is great and I love how your appearance changes over time. Well done, sir!
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Wow, what an awesome Playmobil autobiography :wow: :wow: :wow:
Great photos Coyote, and I just love the great attention to detail :love:
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Thanks for the comments- Yeah, this is just a small sampling of the finished product- there are many more photos, and many more life events, but I think this summarized the gist.
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I am speechless in front of such a brilliant work and honesty :love:
You have had such diverse and interesting experiences !
This truly is an amazing work you have done here !
Karim :)
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That really is a well done autobiography Coyote (isn't the coyote the storyteller/trickster of Native American lore?) so nicely photographed and well laid out. Thank you for sharing this with us. :wave:
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Very nice! I love how you changed over the year.
Thanks for sharing and nice to get you know better. :)
And lovely pictures. :love:
I will definitely go for a playmo autobiography before publishing my life. :D
best,
socrates
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This was a great autobiography, very inspiring, very stimulating :clap: :clap: :clap:!!!
I am a social anthropologist my self trying to make my way in this world....
Thanks for the lovely pictures!!! such a great variety in your collection!!!!