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Bard Judith
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Alkema) |
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Biographical
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Bard Judith
posing at a Pine Tree. |
1969 born in Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
1970
homeschooled till Grade Nine
1982 began Grade
Nine at Atikokan High School
1983 student
exchange program in Taipei, Taiwan
1984 driving
tour through western U.S.A and California
1986 driving
tour through Mexico - Mexico City, Taxco, Acapulco, etc.
1987 graduated
from Grade Thirteen
1988 accepted at
Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
1989
Mediterranean cruise - Athens, Mykonos, Thera, Kusadasi
1989
archeological dig at Timnah, Israel, and academic credit
1990 Bachelor's
- Honours English Major, History Minor
1991 married to
Bryan Nicholas Alkema
1991 elementary
education coursework at Calvin College, Michigan, U.S.A.
1992 ESL
training for one month with ELIC, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1993 ran solo
craft business from Newmarket, Ontario
1995
taught crafts as occupational therapy to vocationally disabled,
seniors, underprivileged children
1996 moved
overseas to Seoul, Korea
1996
conversational English instructor at E.C.S., Poi-li-dong, Anyang-shi
1998
conversational English instructor at Myongji University, Yongin
1999 tour
through Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Johar Baru, Taman Negara, Penang
2000 tour
through Thailand - Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui
2000 art
premiere and subsequent showings in Seoul and environs
2001
writing conversational
textbook and developing curriculum for Myongji
2001 travel in
Philippines - Manila, Palawan, El Nido, Coron
2001 travel in
China - Bejing, Xian, and areas
2002 complete
textbook and contract year with Myongji University
2003 returned to Canada, settled in Southern Ontario
2004
gave birth to my daughter Katherine Joy, who from now
on represents our Santharian mascot (look here for little
Katherine's membership page!)
2005
plan to design &
build eco-healthy house, begin homeschooling
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| Gender |
Female, expecially around the full moon |
| Date
of Birth |
August 21, 1969 (Leo, Rooster, Pitta, Fire, Choleric, Salmon) |
| Profession |
English Conversation Teacher |
| Languages |
Primarily English (doh!), with some French, Dutch, Korean, Latin |
| Location
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Toronto, Canada |
| Nationality
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Canadian |
| E-Mail |
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| ICQ |
Bard Judith, 68199653
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| Website |
http://www.geocities.com/bardjudith
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| Favourite
Book |
Hmmm...a
few from among my top thirty or forty favorites authors
would have to include Terry Pratchett, Guy Gavriel Kay, Tanith Lee,
Brian Jacques, Sheri Tepper, Mercedes Lackey, David Gemmel, Walter
Wangerin, J-R.R.
Tolkien, Philip Yancy, Charles Dickens, David Eddings, Rosemary
Sutcliff... |
| Favourite
Musician |
Mozart, Bach, Händel,
King's Singers, Chieftains, Michael Card, Great Big Sea, Mark Knopfler,
Andrea Bocelli, Enya, Gregorian, Paul Simon; favorite genres are
classical, folk, medieval, and ethnic music
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| Favourite
Game |
Computer: The Sims (with
expansions!) & Sim Safari. Board: Scrabble, Balderdash, Upwords. Any word
games or simulations are fun. |
| Hobbies |
Alto
voice, piano, ink sketching, watercolour, collage, maskmaking, internet
surfing, interior design and decor, medieval studies, herbs, cooking,
cultural journalism, ceramics, webpage design (just learning!) |
| Santharian
Profession |
Working on
various things, but mainly concentrating on dwarven
development and adding to the Herbarium. And drawing rough
sketches. Or did you mean my roleplay character? Cause that'd be Bard
Judith... a green-eyed, buxom woman with dark
cropped hair and a tongue quick to jest, argue, explain, or compose a
song. Actually that sounds a lot like who I really am (smile).
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| Joining
Date |
September
8th, 2001 |
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