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July 12, 2005
A Redneck's Introduction
Howdy,
Let me introduce myself. My name is Trevor Brennan. I hail from Albuquerque, New Mexico where I was born and raised as an only child. I'm a self-described redneck (I actually have three Jeff Foxworthy jokes that describe me), and I'm pretty laidback and easygoing. I was born hearing, and then lost my hearing in a football accident when I was ten (always wear your helmets). I continued to be raised oral until I was a senior in high school. My senior year I transferred to the New Mexico School for the Deaf, and in one very brief year learned to sign, and later was accepted to Gallaudet University. I will be a sophomore this fall, and just recently declared my major in Biology. I hope to pursue a degree in nursing after Gallaudet. My hobbies include horseback riding, shooting sports, reading, videogames, spending time with my girlfriend of 8½ months, and arguing politics (I’m one of very very few Republicans at Gallaudet, which is definitely a Democratic school, so I’m always getting into heated debates).
I chose Gallaudet because it’s the only university solely for the deaf in the United States, and it gave me a great opportunity to expand as a person, and also gave me a chance to get an education both in the classroom, and outside. In the year I have been here, I have made more friends, and have more of a social life then I had ever had in seven years at a hearing school.
I’m involved with the Honors Program here at Gallaudet, and currently serve as the Secretary for a new organization on campus called the Student Honors Organization (or "SHO" for short). We are an organization set up to foster a sense of community among honors students at Gallaudet, and also to get other students at Gallaudet involved in Honors, encourage academic debate, and most importantly --provide opportunities for people to grow. As a member of our honors program, I was able to attend the National Honors Conference in New Orleans last November, and I recently went to New Jersey to speak at the regional conference to speak on the subject of whales, dolphins, and sonar.
This summer, and continuing into the fall, I work two jobs on campus. I work in our student computer labs, and I also work at the Cochlear Implant Education Center as an office assistant. Our computer labs are open 19 hours a day, and are free for all Gallaudet students to use. We provide the full suite of Microsoft ® Office products, as well as both PC and Mac computers. We have scanners, webcams, two high speed printers (black and white only) and we have a person on duty at all times to help you with any tech problems you might have. It’s a fun job, and I get to meet a wide variety of people.
For the summer I am living with another blogger, Jonathan Cetrano (some say that when we shave our heads we could pass as relatives). D.C. is a great place to be during the summer months, I’ve had time to go to most of the Smithsonian Museums (except the art ones, I’m not much for art), I attended the 4th of July show on the National Mall, and I’ve seen and done a variety of other things. All in all, I love life out here, and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the summer, and the fall, have in store for me.
Here are two pictures of our computer labs on Campus:
Posted by trevor at July 12, 2005 1:39 AM
Comments
What? We have new printers in the SAC lab? That's awesome!
-M
Posted by: Meg at July 13, 2005 1:56 AM
Hey there. I'm hearing but learning ASL at NOVA in Annadale VA. I'm really interested in the deaf culture and when I read that you're from ABQ, NM I had to write to you. I just moved out here from Rio Rancho, NM which I'm sure you know is right outside of ABQ. I would love to hear back from you. You can email me back at Kalel_izmysuperman@yahoo.com or if you have a myspace.com account you can check out my profile. www.myspace.com/rideahorse4jc
Amber
Posted by: Amber at November 4, 2005 6:45 PM
Hola. From Alamogordo, NM.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com
http://smokymike.blogspot.com
Graduated in 1991 (BA Math) Gallaudet Univ.
Graduated 1999 M.S. (Hydrogeology), Univ. of Idaho
A Republican. :)
Posted by: mcconnell at January 9, 2006 5:01 PM
