Crysta - The Informal Side

Q:  First job?
A: Student worker in the university's library making $4.25 an hour - which paid for rent, food and some left over for summer vacation!


Q:  4 words people use to describe you.
A: Careful, trustworthy, fair, patient


Q:  Your passion?
A:  Raising kids with strong values


Q:  Alternate career? 
A: Piano teacher


Q:  Pet peeve?
A:  People with only 3 words in their vocabulary: Me. Myself. I. 


Q:  Favourite Quote
A: I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it – Oprah Winfrey


Q:  You're teaching a self-improvement course. What is it?
A:  Managing Stress Levels 101 


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