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I'm a full-time student, though I'm not enrolled at any institution, and am not working towards a degree or certificate. I take university courses online, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), through Coursera and edX. Sometimes I drop the course. Sometimes I follow it through completion. Sometimes I do all the assignments and readings. Sometimes I just watch the lectures. I am always grateful for the opportunity to expand my knowledge and comprehension.
My current courses are
I take classical voice lessons at Maxwell's Music House. Although I've touched on pop, Broadway, and folk, the bulk of the songs I work with are classical. Right now, I'm working on pieces by Mozart and Haydn. It's challenging and fun. Without this training, I'd never have known that I'd be comfortable singing up high.
Typically, I do regular physical fitness training at CrossFit Kitchener. I bust my ass there, and I'm in vastly superior shape now than I was in my 20s or 30s.
I study china painting at the Rockway Community Centre. Community centres are under-appreciated sources of training/education. China painting is a dying art form, and I'm doing my part to resuscitate it. Of all the painting styles I've studied, this is my favourite.
I'll soon be starting a pastels course at the Breithaupt Centre, another community centre.
I'm taking intermediate/advanced pole dance at Aradia Fitness. I plan on alternating between pole and aerial silks, which I study at In.Motion School of Performing Arts.
To top it all off, I take workshops when I can, mostly dance-related, through a variety of organizations.
I also teach. I have introductory belly dance classes starting up this month at the Downtown Kitchener Community Centre, and I may have more coming up at another community centre. This is pending an upcoming interview.
I love to learn. I love to teach. I love to make myself stronger and more knowledgeable, and I love to help others do the same for themselves.
My current courses are
- Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology
- The Modern and the Postmodern
- Animal Behaviour
- The Ancient Greek Hero
I take classical voice lessons at Maxwell's Music House. Although I've touched on pop, Broadway, and folk, the bulk of the songs I work with are classical. Right now, I'm working on pieces by Mozart and Haydn. It's challenging and fun. Without this training, I'd never have known that I'd be comfortable singing up high.
Typically, I do regular physical fitness training at CrossFit Kitchener. I bust my ass there, and I'm in vastly superior shape now than I was in my 20s or 30s.
I study china painting at the Rockway Community Centre. Community centres are under-appreciated sources of training/education. China painting is a dying art form, and I'm doing my part to resuscitate it. Of all the painting styles I've studied, this is my favourite.
I'll soon be starting a pastels course at the Breithaupt Centre, another community centre.
I'm taking intermediate/advanced pole dance at Aradia Fitness. I plan on alternating between pole and aerial silks, which I study at In.Motion School of Performing Arts.
To top it all off, I take workshops when I can, mostly dance-related, through a variety of organizations.
I also teach. I have introductory belly dance classes starting up this month at the Downtown Kitchener Community Centre, and I may have more coming up at another community centre. This is pending an upcoming interview.
I love to learn. I love to teach. I love to make myself stronger and more knowledgeable, and I love to help others do the same for themselves.
