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Hi everyone, my name is Jason Morales. I am 23 years old and currently living in Beach City, TX. I will be graduating this year with my Associates of Applied Science under General Motors this may in the central time zone. I have been pursuing a career in the technical field since, I was 10 years old outside with my dad helping on what ever he was working on. Right now I work for Angel Brother Enterprise, I have been a heavy line diesel mechanic now 2 years and counting. Soon I plan on opening my own mechanic shop. I also have a beautiful 4 month old daughter witch is also pushing me to continue with my education

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Hello everybody, my name is Abraham Saavedra. I am 27 years old and currently living in Alvin, TX. This is my first semester in college. The career I have chosen is Instrumentation Technology. I enjoy problem solving and am very hands on. I've worked in the oil and gas industry for several years and this degree will help me advance my career. I am in the central time zone.

- Abraham Saavedra

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Hello Everybody,
My name is Violet Reed, I am 32 years old, and am from Livingston, TX. This is my second semester at San Jac. My major is Mechanical Drafting and Design. This is a huge career change since I had been a cosmetologist up until an injury has left me unable to continue in that line of work. I am passionate about drafting and design so far and have loved every minute of learning how to draw with the computer.
I am currently living out in livingston with my little boy which is why I have chosen to do the long distance learning. I look forward to having the chance to change my career and providing a better life for myself and my child. It has been a tough few years for us and this is a wonderful opportunity for us. I hope to gain employment in the Beaumont area after graduation so I can raise my son near friends and family.
-Mary Violet Reed

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Hello Everybody,
My name is Julisa Valdez and I'm from Houston TX . This is my first semester in college . My major is mental health . I love helping the community , and volunteering . I'm looking forward to learning new things ,and hoping to graduate San Jacinto College and becoming a successful nurse.

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Hello Everybody,
My name is Yash Gandhi and I'm from Houston Tx. This is my second semester at San Jacinto college. My major is Computer Science. I plan on getting a degree in website development and I make website on side from studying at San Jacinto college. I'm a self-taught at making websites. The most interesting thing about me that i like to learn new stuff everyday. I have learned 4 different coding languages. From this english class, I'm trying to improve my reading and writing skils.

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Hello Everybody! My Name is Andre Lowery, I'm from Houston,TX,  This is my first semester at San Jacinto College. My Father taught growing up never talk yourself, but let others describe your attributes. "That's true success in this life, by making great impact in others lives". So please forgive me for not talking about myself,  I still have a very hard time with it!

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Hello Everybody!
My name is Patricia Burdine, I live in the central time zone in Pearland. I've stayed pretty busy over the years with four kids, youth sports, and working full time. I enjoy being involved with youth sports and couching my daughter in softball and volleyball. I have worked in the medical field for the last 11 years as a Certified Medical Assistant. I decided to try new specialty in medicine and transferred to Plastic Surgery. I currently work for University of Texas Physicians department of  plastics and absolutely LOVE my job! When people think about plastic surgery the first thing that comes to your mind is... fillers, botox, breast augmentations, "Tummy Tuck". It so much more than just the vanity of it all. I deal with head toe trauma patients. Anything from gun shot wounds, burns to of 50 percent of your body, to breast reconstruction after battling cancer. People come to us to be put back together again and feel better about themselves. It's rewarding to walk with them through a part of their journey in making just a small part of their life better again. My main goal with all of this is to obtain my nursing degree. Couldn't see doing anything else in life! Below is a picture of myself and my daughter. She is my motivation to go back to school. Little eyes are always watching and... we are shaping those minds. Raising a future nurse.

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Hi everybody!

My name is Enya MIftari, and this is my very first year in college. I am an early high school graduate so college happened pretty fast for me. When I graduated, I wasn't sure what exactly I wanted to do, I just had a general idea. I took a semester to work, (I have been with HEB for almost two years), and look into what I really want to do and I am now majoring in Life Sciences and studying to be in the radiology program. I stay in the league city area, so I'm in central time zone. I don't have very many hobbies but I do love to travel. I've been traveling since before I had teeth. My family ranges from two miles away to thousands of miles away. My mom and dad came from Albania and my sister and I were the first born generation born in America. One of my favorite memories and one I will remember always is the day I got baptized. I was 15 and it was my first year attending church camp. It was an unforgettable experience and I was so grateful for my small group and leaders. I am the girl in the white hat in the image below. I keep in contact with most of the members of my small group to this day.

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Hello everyone,

My name is Debbie Silva. I am 42 years old and married to my high school sweetheart. A memorable fact is that in August 16th is our anniversary of 22 years. We have three wonderful children: my daughter Dominique is 19, my son Jovan Jr. is 17 and youngest son Angel is 14 years old. We were all born and raised in Houston, TX where the time zone is central.

The picture below of a degree is a goal that I have been wanting to accomplish for quite some time. My major is Business Office Technology. I completed the Business Office Technology Certification back in May 2016, but have not earned a college degree. I decided to pursue a degree in business and an interesting fact is that the certification credits that I’ve completed were able to transfer for an Associates of Applied Science degree. With only 5 more classes, I plan to complete my associates at San Jacinto Community College soon. Best of luck to all!

Debbie Silva

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Greetings All,

My name is Kaleb Workman. I am 23 and only just moved to Pearland about half a year ago. My timezone here in Texas is Central Time (-6:00). I started school to extend my hobby to something more practical, and to be able to have the recognition needed in the field to turn my hobby into a career. Since I was young I didn't have many friends, and my parents separated. My dad left behind his old computer and on it was a game designing software. I was very young and had no idea what I was doing at the time. Somehow I managed to make very simple "games." They weren't really games, but at they were to little ol' me.
At the age of 11 I self-taught myself coding through multiple help interfaces built into the program. From then on I have been coding regularly and ever expanding my knowledge of various coding languages.
However, I never stopped there. Code alone can't do much. So I branched out to creating 2D art assets, 3D art assets, writing, designing, and all the other things needed for creating a game. I became completely independent in my methods of design.
Here I am at San Jacinto Community College working on a degree in Simulation and Game Design. It is wonderful to meet all of you.

Below is my Jessie. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be where I am today. She has been there to pull me out of the toughest time in my life, and give me the motivation to push on and make something of myself. I owe everything to her.

~ Kaleb Workman

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Hello Everybody,
My name is Luis Iturri and I am 19 years old. I live in Friendswood Texas, I've been to college before but this is my first semester at San Jac, after this semester I plan on going to the Navy and serving on a ship for a year. I am going for a Degree in Engineering and am in the Central time zone. I enjoy working with my hands and worked at Ron Carter in Alvin for a year during my senior year of High School,  Reading and Writing aren't my favorite subjects but I don't mind them. Some of my favorite things are fishing and off-roading in my truck also my dog is my baby.

-Luis Iturri

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Hello Dr. She and fellow classmates,
My name is Julia Nall, I graduated from Santa Fe High school in 2018. I went to Texas A&M this past fall semester. It went well but I made a few mistakes so I am back home in Dickinson, Texas. This is in the central time zone. This is my first semester at San Jacinto and my first ever online course. I currently work at Cabela's until I can go back to Texas A&M. Right now I am focused on getting an associates in life sciences because I plan on majoring in Forensic science to become a medical examiner. Another fact about me, I have a black belt in Karate.

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Hello my name is Diamond Chatman, I just turned 28 years old on February 8th. I currently live in Clear Lake, Texas my time zone would be central time. I work full time at a Dermatologist office my goal is to become a registered nurse. I have been a Medical Assistant for over 10 years now, I have a four year old son that god blessed me with and now is finally the time for me to get back in school and peruse my dreams. My son is the best thing that ever happened to me, who knew such a little human could have such a major affect on your out look on life. I am new to online classes so, I'm super nervous I'm all over the place right now just praying to hold it together!
Diamond Chatman,

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Hello, my name is Fernando Varela. This is my first semester at San Jancinto. I want to get my associates and then transfer. I want to major in Environmental Science. I am not sure what path I want to take from environmental science but I enjoy a lot of the options. I hope it doesn't stress me out when the time to decide comes. I have always like anything with the outdoors. I enjoy hiking but Houston doesn't have much of that so I am just sticking to walking here and there. I recently moved to Texas from Virginia. I am central time zone. I have Labrador Retriever name Zeus who I treat him like a real human. He is 3 years old and he is friendly and playful.

Fernando Varela

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Hi everyone,
My name is Jordyn Hall, and this is my first semester in college. I graduated from Sterling High School, June 2016 in Baytown, Tx. I currently live in Dayton, Tx. and my time zone is Central. I plan to finish at San Jacinto with my associates degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. I became interested in sonography when I was diagnosed with Tachycardia. Every appointment my doctor would do a heart ultrasound and I was amazed by everything I could see. Other than school my family is the most important thing to me and I want to make everyone proud. My entire family lives in a small town in Alabama. I love to visit them, go to the movies, ride horses, go bowling and I love to watch Netflix. I'm excited for this class and to hearing everyones story, thank you!
Jordyn Hall

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Hello everybody,

My name is Hunter Kern, and this is my first year attending San Jacinto College as a Dual Credit high school student. I recently moved to Santa Fe, Texas from Olympia, Washington, and I now reside in the Central Time Zone. I've lived in the Pacific Northwest my whole life, so I'm still getting use to the humidity!

My goal here at San Jac is to obtain my General AA Degree, and to later attend medical school to become a General Physician. I might specialize in Endocrinology later, but my goal is to become a GP for now.

On the weekend I enjoy riding motocross, flying aircraft, hiking, fishing, bow shooting, firearm target shooting with my friends and family, and playing my guitar. I look forward to finishing this class with each and every one of you!

Thank you

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Hello,
My name is Jack Read and I am attending San Jacinto College to obtain an associates degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography , so that I can become an ultrasound technician. I graduated form Clear Springs High school in 2014. I have recently moved to La Porte with my fiance and soon to be step son. My time zone is Central. I got my interest in sonography after seeing the first ultrasound of our child due in September which is also when my father, my soon to be step son and my birthday fall. I am currently not working so i can put all my focus towards school and my family. In my free time i like to work on my novel i have been trying to write for the last few years. I also have a small obsession with superheros.
Jack Read

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Hello Everyone!

My name is Jamie Milson and my major is Cosmetology Instructor of AAS. I reside in Dickinson, Texas and the time zone here is central standard time. In 2008, I graduated at La Marque Highschool along with the Cosmetology Program. Doing hair and being in the beauty industry is something I've wanted to do since I was a little girl watching my grandmother in the salon. What interest me the most about cosmetology is helping people. I genuinely love to help people and make them feel good about themselves while providing good and quality service. I received my Cosmetology Operator Licenses in 2009 and from there I've worked in some the top salons in the Regis Company along with Sport Clips. I attended Lee College in 2015 where I took their Cosmetology Instructor course and I am currently one test away from obtaining my Instructor's License. I am a full time student here at San Jac and a business owner of a Permanent Makeup Studio in Houston. I have a family of 6 that includes me, my fiancé our 2 boys and my 2 step children that come over for the weekend. I really enjoy being a mom and spending time with family. I haven't attended school since 2008 so I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I want to set and be a good example for my children and I'm excited on what my new journey has in store for me!

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Hello fellow students,

My name is Andrew Flores i'm 19 and this is my first semester at San Jacinto. At this point in time I am living with my grandparents in Rosenberg, TX which means that I am in the central time zone. I am currently in general studies because i'm not entirely sure what profession I want to work in. However I do know that I want it to be science based since its always been my best and favorite subject, but with this in mind I need to be careful with the career path I choose because not only are my math skills are next to atrocious, but since math and science go hand. So i'm hopeful that i'll find a career that isn't too math heavy, or if it is that I can hopefully adapt to it quickly.

Whenever I have free time I like to hangout with my best friend and sister and go to the movies,mall, or even conventions from time to time.

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Briana Sufak                        Hello everyone,                          My name is Briana Sufak, I graduated from Goose Creek Memorial Highschool in 2013.  I am attending San Jacinto North for the opportunity to obtain an associate’s degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. I am currently employed at Patients Emergency Room as a Front Desk Registrar. It is here that I get to interact frequently with Ultrasound Technicians and find their job to be very exciting and rewarding. From finding a Gallbladder full of sludge and gallstones to ectopic pregnancies, and even torque testicles. It is awesome to see how these interventions save so much time and allow for quick interventions to treat the patients and improve their quality of health. I do have plans to later obtain a higher degree as a RN-BSN, but I am starting with my sonography degree, and will continue to work my way up as necessary.  I currently live in Baytown, TX, which is in the central time zone. In my free time I spend as much time as I can with my two amazing boys Trayson age 5 and Maddox age 9 months. They’re my rock and why I continue to push and am striving to be able to provide a great life for my kids.  

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Briana Sufak                        Hello everyone,                          My name is Briana Sufak, I graduated from Goose Creek Memorial Highschool in 2013.  I am attending San Jacinto North for the opportunity to obtain an associate’s degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. I am currently employed at Patients Emergency Room as a Front Desk Registrar. It is here that I get to interact frequently with Ultrasound Technicians and find their job to be very exciting and rewarding. From finding a Gallbladder full of sludge and gallstones to ectopic pregnancies, and even torque testicles. It is awesome to see how these interventions save so much time and allow for quick interventions to treat the patients and improve their quality of health. I do have plans to later obtain a higher degree as a RN-BSN, but I am starting with my sonography degree, and will continue to work my way up as necessary.  I currently live in Baytown, TX, which is in the central time zone. In my free time I spend as much time as I can with my two amazing boys Trayson age 5 and Maddox age 9 months. They’re my rock and why I continue to push and am striving to be able to provide a great life for my kids.  

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Hello,
My name is David Bieber and I am attending San Jacinto College for Process Technology (P-Tech). I live in La Porte, Texas and my time zone is central standard time I graduated from LaPorte Highschool in 2018, from there I decided that I wanted to follow a career path into the plants. I spoke with some of my family members that work in the plants and P-Tech was the one I found most interesting. I currently work in the E-Commerce department at Kroger. Most of the work I do for the department consist of paperwork for all the orders and overseeing my co-workers to be sure that they are working correctly and efficiently. On my days off I enjoy working on my truck, and going skeet and target shooting at the gun range. I am looking forward to completing this class and moving one step closer to my degree.

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Hello, I am Jazmin Del Valle. I am married and have two wonderful boys ages 10 and 7. I live in Deer Park and my time zone is central time. My major is in nursing. I am applying this semester to the ADN program at San Jac and I hope to get accepted in to the program this fall. I have taken the biology classes and English 1301 is the only class that I need as a pre-requisite for the nursing program. My husband had a heart attack two years ago and while I was with him in intensive care, I saw that nurses are a big part of a patient’s recovery and I saw myself doing what nurses do. I want to help people and make a difference in their lives. I also want to be a good example for my kids and be able to give them a better future. My boys play baseball and I am their biggest fan. I love going to the beach with my family and traveling. I enjoy writing because it is a great way to express your feelings and thoughts. I look forward to having a great semester! 

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Hello, I am Jazmin Del Valle. I am married and have two wonderful boys ages 10 and 7. I live in Deer Park and my time zone is central time. My major is in nursing. I am applying this semester to the ADN program at San Jac and I hope to get accepted in to the program this fall. I have taken the biology classes and English 1301 is the only class that I need as a pre-requisite for the nursing program. My husband had a heart attack two years ago and while I was with him in intensive care, I saw that nurses are a big part of a patient’s recovery and I saw myself doing what nurses do. I want to help people and make a difference in their lives. I also want to be a good example for my kids and be able to give them a better future. My boys play baseball and I am their biggest fan. I love going to the beach with my family and traveling. I enjoy writing because it is a great way to express your feelings and thoughts. I look forward to having a great semester! 

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Hi All & One,      Welcome on board!           My name is Hazar Shehadeh, and it is my pleasure to be your instructor in this class.I have a BA in English literature and English as a second language, MA in English with a minor in film criticism, and PhD in linguistics. I have taught different face-to-face, hybrid, & online classes ranging from writing skills, composition, rhetoric, film criticism, to American literature.    I had reviewed and developed curricula and worked in different research studies to accelerate under-prepared and at-risk students’ learning at the college level.  I have been working on different research studies about the teaching strategies and using technology in the classroom to enhance minority group students' performance.  I have published a few articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as The International Journal of the Humanities, The International Journal of Learning in Higher Education, and The International Journal of Technologies in Learning.  I have also participated in different conferences in Spain, Canada, and Greece. I live with my husband and our 2 kids in Houston.  I enjoy working out in the gym, running, and cooking. I like to read recent educational research and enjoy scholarly, scientific writing. I also like to travel to different places with my family!I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and getting to know you better as the class progresses.Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Dr. She