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"Those charts represent the average, and as with any average, there are people at one
end of the spectrum or the other."
It's me, marissa. I guess this is where I give one of those brief
summaries of myself, make myself sound incredibly cool; and the part most people skim over, if that!
But I will attempt to make this short and to the point.
In 1999 I graduated from Southern Huntingdon County High School. I was involved
in a lot: Leo Club (President), Band (President), Chorus (Treasurer), County & District Choir, voice classes, Cheerleading
(Captain)... Needless to say, I was a very busy girl!
My first attempt at college was to get into Literature. I mean, I suppose I would have preferred
music - vocals, but I, at the time, was not the most confident person, and auditions scared the crap out of me. I enrolled
into Wilson College in Chambersburg as an English Lit major.
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| Wilson College |
I suppose I had this dream
of becoming some huge poetic person, but where's the security in that?? And besides becoming a total waste of a person
at that point, I was feeling pretty low about myself and my future. I finished the year out and withdrew.
| DuBois Business College |
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| Huntingdon County Campus (I attended this one) |
After that, I transferred
to DuBois
Business College. I graduated
there (feeling much better about myself & life in general) and got a Legal Assistant degree. Heck, while I was there
I got A's & B's and even made the President's List! Pretty cool, huh? It's amazing how much I changed from
a waste of space into getting awarded the Outstanding Student Service Award. I enjoyed college there, so I knew that
I was on the right track.
I moved out of my parent's home; Broke off my
engagement March of the same year; I was in the process of becoming me all over again. Stuff you thought you get
out of the way in college, ya know. But I guess I never really had time to do that. I was always looking out for
everyone else. Sometimes time has a way of helping me out, so I just waited to see what was gonna happen.
In the meantime though, I was working as a Classified Advertising Counselor at The Daily News. The pay sucked,
but I felt I did my job well and I took pride in my work, and it made me happy to know I was pretty good at what I did.
| DuBois Business College |
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| Main Campus |
After a year & a half of $6.75 an hour with the bills stacking and no food in the fridge, I got
an offer from DuBois Business
College, the same college I graduated from. The position would be held out of their
main campus in DuBois, Pennsylvania. I took it without any hesitations.
I must say, it took longer than I expected to feel comfortable with the area and the people.
The job took some getting used to as well. I was pretty sad for quite some time. I mean, depressed could be used
more here than sad I guess. I was pretty bad. I'm doing a lot better now though, thankfully. Everyone is
real nice and helpful, and I couldn't ask for a better employer. I love working with people who love the college as
much as I did as a student, and do now, as an employee.
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I am...
I'm not your stereotypical looking
college grad. I'm not goth, preppy, skater, or any of those really. In fact, I'm not the norm at all. Or
maybe I am... either way, I'm me. And that's pretty much what I've been striving for. I have all kinds of friends, listen
to all kinds of music, and dress any way I want to. (Which in my mind is the best way to do it so you're not limiting
your style - and you're not afraid when you wanna try something new of what people might say!)
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At any rate, things worked out great. I am extremely
independent now, sometimes too much! I am very happy. I met Eric, who I might add, has totally changed my entire
life. Things are finally RIGHT. Not just good, but right. I am completely content.
Eric and I married in April of 2006. We have
a nice house, my sanctuary. We live with our two gorgeous puppies, Tori and Page.
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