Thirteen Steps to Being Me

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Thirteen Steps to Being Me

• Catherine Mahon
• Library 500 Foundations of Information
  Technology
• catherine_mahon_at_hotmail.com
• Using Power Point 2002

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Step 1 Start In The Middle

• I begin the journey of my life by being born. An
  event which occurred on June 25th 1979
• My birth place was near the center of Canada, in
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Step 2 Family Matters

• My family has helped in many ways to
• make me who I am today.
• My father, the scientist, has taught me to
  explore.
• My mother, the library technician, has attempted
  to teach me organization.
• My sister, the medical student, has taught me
  that hard work leads the way to success.

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Step 3 The Head of the Family

• Wendell the dog adopted our family over 10 years
  ago.
• He is deaf, blind, and lazy, but he can still
  boss me around.

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Step 4 Learning to Step on Faces

• In my second year of high school I was introduced
  to rugby.
• The first time I tackled someone to the ground, I
  became addicted to the game.

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Step 5 Take Some Detours

• I have taken a few trips
• that have shown me the
• world, and changed my
• life.
• A school trip to Japan
• A rugby trip to Ireland
• A family trip to Scotland

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Step 6 Head East For Undergrad

• My parents are
• from out east, so
• they encouraged
• me to attend
• Western University
• in the beautiful city
• of London, Ontario.

Click on the word Western to visit the university
home page.
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Step 7 Learn to Step on Eastern Faces

• I made the varsity rugby team at Western.
• The girls were tough girls out there, but with
  this team I got to tour around most of Southern
  Ontario.

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Step 8 Meet Christopher

• Christopher came to Canada from the Bahamas for a
  quick visit with his friend.
• We met and started dating, and hes stayed in
  Canada for over three years now.

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Step 9 Have some hot summers

• During school I spent my summers working in a
  factory in Saskatoon.
• It gets very hot in there. However, I now have
  an extensive collection of hairnets.

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Step 10 Head West

• Moving to BC has been wonderful.
• Vancouver is a fantastic city.

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Step 11 Sell some Loaves

• While waiting to start
• school at SLAIS, I got a
• job at a French bakery.
• Working there, I
• developed what is sure to
• become a life long
• attachment to pastries.

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Step 12 Getting Stepped on in BC

• Within a week of moving to Vancouver I joined a
  rugby team
• Its a great way to meet friends and get new
  bruises.

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Step 13 Learn the Way of the Library

• In January I
• began school
• at SLAIS which
• is where my
• story ends
• for now.

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A Recap The keys to success at being Katie

• Move around a bit.
• Have great friends and family.
• Love life!