[Jewelry making - Article 00381] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[Kimberly Starbard]

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Hi Sandra

>     HI Karen--YES! That's how this thread got started. I volunteered
>     to tabulate and report. So far we are up to 140 very complex
>     responses. Continues to be really fascinating. Contributions are
>     still coming in, so I haven't started the analysis yet. 

    Since you're tabulating....I was active duty in the United States
    Air Force from 1986-1990. I was trained as a Russian Linguist and
    worked in Augsburg, West Germany (in Bavaria). 

    I separated in July 1990 to Tallahassee, Florida to attend Florida
    State University. Accounting was my major and I continued to study
    the Russian language, history, and culture. The Wall had come down,
    however, and I didn't think I would have an easy time finding a job
    (new influx of native Russian speakers due to immigration). 

    I transferred to Southern CT State University and finished my degree
    in Accounting. From there, I worked in public accounting for a small
    firm, corporate accounting for Warnaco (the underwear people), and
    again corporate accounting (for Blue Cross Blue Shield. 

    When my older son was born (and then my younger followed 15 months
    later) I became a stay-at-home-Mom. I did share ownership in a bead
    store in town, but that didn't work out well. 

    I am currently learning, planning to open my own working
    studio/gallery in town, and selling whatever I make 

Good Luck
Kim Starbard
http://www.kimstarbarddesigns.com
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