Elaine Shepherd Rexdale
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Welcome.
It's a pleasure to have you stop by for a visit and to share my journey with you.
I was reared in Rock Island, Illinois where my family and I made nightly visits to sit and watch the great Mississippi River pass by on its journey to the ocean. I spent the greatest portion of my childhood pestering a younger brother in a variety of ways. Fortunately I matured and fnally realized that having a brother wasn't so bad after all.
I turned all that energy previously used to pester my brother into earning a B.A. degree in Elementary Education from Augustana College in Rock Island. I was on my way to becoming a teacher.
It's a pleasure to have you stop by for a visit and to share my journey with you.
I was reared in Rock Island, Illinois where my family and I made nightly visits to sit and watch the great Mississippi River pass by on its journey to the ocean. I spent the greatest portion of my childhood pestering a younger brother in a variety of ways. Fortunately I matured and fnally realized that having a brother wasn't so bad after all.
I turned all that energy previously used to pester my brother into earning a B.A. degree in Elementary Education from Augustana College in Rock Island. I was on my way to becoming a teacher.
A bit later, during the Viet Nam era, I resided in DeRidder, Louisiana where the spring time azeleas lined the main streets like beautiful ballerinas dressed in bright pink tutus. Just a few miles away I provided piano and organ music for the weekly US Army Chapel Services at Fort Polk, Louisiana for men in basic training.
Soon New York City was calling...and I found myself a student at Teachers College at Columbia University. There I earned an M.A. degree in Early Childhood Education. Thereafter I taught in private and public schools in the New York City area. I had the privilege of working with children, parents, and staff representing multi-cultural and multi-religious backgrounds.
Later I moved to Boynton Beach, Florida where I served as a volunteer for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs participating in their SHINE Program (Serving Health Insurance Needs of the Elderly).
I've come full circle...I currently reside in Rock Island, Illinois.
Later I moved to Boynton Beach, Florida where I served as a volunteer for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs participating in their SHINE Program (Serving Health Insurance Needs of the Elderly).
I've come full circle...I currently reside in Rock Island, Illinois.
