[Discussion-AZC] Fwd: Rachel is coming to UT Austin

[Barbara Kohn]

Begin forwarded message:  Dear Sangha, Will you read the letter below  
and if you have any suggestions send them directly to  
edai at earthlink.net.  Barbara

> From: Michael Elliston <edai at earthlink.net>
> Date: June 1, 2008 4:42:03 AM CDT
> To: Barbara Kohn <kohnbarbara at austin.rr.com>
> Subject: Rachel is coming to UT Austin
>
> Barbara, this is my lovely niece who is a past champion long  
> distance runner, et cetera. Her dad, Kent  is deaf and she is  
> losing hearing so training to teach deaf children. She'll be  
> entering UT Austin as a new PhD student this August. She applied  
> for on-campus housing, but is seems that it's all full for the Fall  
> semester, though Rachel is on the waiting list. She's just  
> graduated with a BA in English and Education from Gallaudet  
> University 2 weeks ago, but is still in DC to finish up teaching  
> internship requirements, so she'll hopefully have her teaching  
> license when that is all done, as she has a teaching assignment in  
> Austin. She's been teaching Freshman English at the Model Secondary  
> School of the Deaf in DC. Next weekend she'll be in Madrid, Spain  
> for a month to study and learn Spanish Sign Language. Then after  
> some time in London and Ireland and exposure to British Sign  
> Language and perhaps some Irish Sign Language, she'll be back home  
> in Chicago. We're trying to help her find housing options, since  
> she has so little time for the hunt herself. She'd like to be close  
> to campus in a safe, quiet neighborhood and in walking distance to  
> grocery, post office, shops, restaurants, etc.
>
> Do you know, or know someone who might know, of a someone near  
> campus (a graduate student?) looking for a roommate?
>
>
> Thank you and gassho,
> M
>
> On May 24, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Diane Elliston wrote:
>
>> Ok Kent. Thanks for letting me know. I will wait to learn  
>> Adrienne's plans. I joined Netflix and The Kite Runner is on my  
>> list - I'll move it up to the number one spot based on your  
>> recommendation. Mickey spent 12 weeks in Austin in 2006 and may be  
>> of some help in helping Rachel find a place to stay . . . he still  
>> is in touch with the Austin Zen Center and someone there might  
>> have some leads. I'm copying him. If she is living off campus,  
>> will she need a car? I'm still in limbo with Mom's car, waiting  
>> for Illinois to clear the title so that Georgia will grant a title  
>> in my name.
>> Love, Diane
>>
>> On May 24, 2008, at 9:32 PM, k2r2mazique at netzero.com wrote:
>>
>>>    Hello  Diane   Yeah i agreed with you  that i am not going to  
>>> the Wedding there as you know that Rachel is going to University  
>>> of Texas this August and it will takes two days to get there as  
>>> it is around 1200 miles one way thus more time off from my work  
>>> and the cost and Rachel does not know where she will be staying  
>>> there yet. i will let Adrienne to know of this summer plan. i  
>>> will get them a wedding gift as i will look up at its site soon.  
>>> i hope one day there will be a Family Reunion.  i just saw a DVD  
>>> called the kite runner, it is a good movie and i hope you will  
>>> have a chance to watch it. i am glad that all is well with  
>>> Rachel  and she will come home in 8 weeks that will be on July  
>>> 22ND and i will meet her at the airport. Smile i love you Smile  
>>> with love from Kent
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>>
> I'll be a new PhD English student in the fall. I've just graduated  
> from Gallaudet University in DC, and I'll be in Spain by next  
> weekend to study and learn Spanish Sign Language.
>
> I've applied for on-campus housing recently, but it seems that it's  
> all full

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