Hi out there – it is me Stella. Yes, yes, I know you hear the name and the first thing that comes to mind is…

How did she get her GROVE BACK?
Or
As STANLEY from the “Street car named Desire� and Elaine from “Seinfeld� said S.T.E.L.L.A!!
Or
For those of you who love Jazz "Stella by Starlight"

LOL – I have heard it all – please feel free to let me know if I missed any.

Okay so just to tell you a little about myself. I am very close to my family. I have one brother and two sisters. I graduated in 2002 from the University of Delaware with a degree in Sociology. For those of you doing the math, yes that means I have been out of school FIVE years. My biggest fear as this fall semester started was, will I remember how to be a student? Am I too old to go back to school? I then read an article in the Washington Post about a 95 year old woman in Kansas who went back to school and received her undergraduate degree this year in May. I quickly changed my mind after reading the article. It goes to show you, you are never too old to do something you put your mind to.

So - I am a Full-time first year foundation student – which for those of you who do not know means you can take your first year foundation classes at University at Shady Grove. This is FABULOUS!! For those of us who live in the Germantown, Gaithersburg and Rockville area that means you can postpone for a year your two hour commute back and forth to Baltimore. I really like all my classes and professors. I am taking the usual, Human behavior, Social Work Practice, Social Welfare/Social Policy and Social Research, I feel like this year is going to be challenging, but in a good way. Please stay tune and see what happens. I promise you this will be an interesting ride.

– Thanks for letting me share a little about myself.

S.T.E.L.L.A!! - lol