2017 Poems : what a long, strange trip it's been by Gypsy Blue Rose |
![]() I read Mastery, Ulla, and Prettybluebird's curriculum posts and I thought I would give it a go. I'm an eclectic kind of gypsy and my work history reflects it. 1971 to 72 -- My first job was -a clerk at a bakery store. I was 13 years old. I earned 200 pesetas a month and I didn't see any of it. All I remember about my first job was that the baker worked in the basement and there was a trap door on the floor behind the counter. Every time he brought up pastries to the store, he peeked up my skirt. I hated that job and my boss. The first day at work, the owner made me eat one of everything for two reasons, one, to tell people what the pastries tasted like and the other to make me sick at the thought of eating them at work. 1973-75 -- My father found out about the pervert-voyeur and he made me quit. Shortly after, he found another job for me working at a hospital's restaurant as a cashier. At 15-years old, I thought that was a great job. The manager at that place also harassed me. My bosses were a bunch of freaks. *1975 -- My stepmother kicked me out of her house when I was 15-years-old so I moved to the USA to live with my maternal aunt. My mother died when I was 10-years-old. 1980 to 83-- I worked various menial jobs while attending community college. 1983-87 Loan Representative for American Savings and Loans. I processed home loans at a bank. I was laid off because the bank relocated. 1987- 89 -- I worked as a -victims of rape and molest's advocate. I responded to a 24-hour-crisis-line. When the victims were taken to the hospital for a rape exam. I accompanied them through the medical exam and police questioning process, around 8 hours long. My job didn't end there. I provided peer-counseling and accompanied the victims to court. I loved the job but after a while, it became more than I could handle. It was hard not to take it home. San Joaquin County Women's Center 1993-96 -- I managed an outreach program for homeless people and drug addicts. The dining hall is called St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room. It was an amazing place that offered many services to the poor. We had the only school for homeless children in the country. We offered meals, dental and medical care, showers, job search skills classes, art classes (my idea), clothes closet, furniture and household items, etc... I loved that job but after getting my degree I sought a job in education. St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room website *1997 to 1999 -- went to school at San Joaquin Delta College to earn an Associate in Arts Degree in Business with a minor in Vocational Accounting. 2000 to 2002 -- I found a job teaching office skills to destitute and disabled people for Goodwill Industries in Stockton, California. Goodwill Ind. website 2002 to 2007 -- I relocated to Sacramento and found another job teaching business classes to destitute adults for CET. After four years, I was promoted to executive director. The Center for Employment Training (CET) is a well-known nonprofit vocational training school. I was laid off due to health issues. The Center for Employment Training website **2005 - I attended the University of Phoenix and received a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Phoenix. 2008 to 2010 -- After I recovered, I found another teaching job at a private school called San Joaquin Valley College. I love teaching. I think it's the best job in the world. San Joaquin Valley College website ** In 2010 I retired early due to health issues -- After I recovered, I started my own business selling folk art paintings and teaching haiku. Today I am an instructor at FanStory. I teach Japanese poetry - Haiku and Tanka so far- in the future I plan to teach the art of Haiga. I love teaching and I love haiku, what could be better? It's the perfect job for me. Thank you for reading, MariVal aka Gypsy
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