Perkins?

Category: Let's talk

Post 1 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2005 22:18:09

Any Perkins School for the Blind students, staff, or fellow grads in The Zone?

-Dave Hunt (Class of '82)

Post 2 by JH_Radio (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2005 22:26:27

I was born in '82...
John

Post 3 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Thursday, 06-Jan-2005 0:02:43

Amazing!! :-) --Davey

Post 4 by krisme (Ancient Zoner) on Thursday, 06-Jan-2005 8:34:05

I went to the summer outreach program at Perkins in July 2001. Any people from that on here? God that campus is confusing. I got lost on it right after the OandM instructor gave me clearance to go to the snack bar alone, and was wandering for fifteen minutes which seemed like forever trying to find our cottage. Very nice peope up there.

Post 5 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Thursday, 06-Jan-2005 16:39:09

Well, yah, it's a confusing campus. I'd guess that's by design. Helps blindies get their sense of direction, ya know?? LOL. I find it easier to get around some parts of downtown Boston than parts of the campus, and I was there from 1967 to 1982. Go figure.

The summer Out-reach program didn't exist when I was a student, but I interviewed for a "Computer Skills Instructor" job there last year. Boy, what an intense, boot-camp-like program that is.


-Dave

Post 6 by changeling2006 (Veteran Zoner) on Monday, 10-Jan-2005 23:16:19

Hi, I'm a student here now, and I"m havin hard times with it, but
it's ok!

Post 7 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Tuesday, 11-Jan-2005 0:38:39

Glad you find it "ok". What cottage you in? I happen to live near campus, and make frequent trips to the Talking Book Library. A couple years ago, I did some rowing with y'all:).


-Dave

Post 8 by krisme (Ancient Zoner) on Tuesday, 11-Jan-2005 10:23:15

The summer I was there, we had this huge party at Keller-Sulivan. And you row on the Charles right? I remember kayaking there once.

Post 9 by missdanceralicia (Zone BBS Addict) on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2009 0:11:44

i know many people at the school because i have someone who works there.

Post 10 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2009 1:51:20

To Poster 8: Yes, I play on the Charles river.

Post 11 by TheLeslieThing (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2009 15:16:49

I am actually a student there. I'm graduating in eight days! I didn't really find the campus confuSING> I like it, but things about it irritate me sometimes.
Leslie

Post 12 by missdanceralicia (Zone BBS Addict) on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2009 17:55:52

i agree with post 11 its not to confusing :-)

Post 13 by LeoGuardian (You mean there is something outside of this room with my computer in it?) on Tuesday, 02-Jun-2009 18:31:05

Wouldn't want to go someplace where you had to get 'clearance' from an instructor of any kind to go to the snack bar. Sounds like 'twould be a royal pain in the ass, the clearance / stiflement issue I mean.
I realize it's all a matter of perspective. My wife was surprised when I told her in my junior high we could get off-campus passes for lunch hour / break since we were downtown. Then again she was a primary school teacher at one point ...