Tamera Jenkins
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Occupation | MA student/criminology |
| Location | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Introduction | In politically correct language I am called a non-traditional student or,as my mother would say, a late-bloomer. For twenty years I was a stay-at-home/home-schooling mom but surprise.. kids grow up. When my son asked me what I was going to do after he left home I told him I was sure it would involve crates of Kleenex, junk food, and a lot of self pity. He suggested college instead and I took him up on it. I graduated in Dec. 09 with a BA in Criminal Justice/Corrections from Park University in Parkville, Mo. Through internships that brought me into contact with both the victims and offenders of violent crime, I have acquired a passion to assist each in addressing issues of accountability and healing through the restorative process of victim-offender mediation. As a 2010-2011 Canada-U.S. Student Fulbright recipient I will travel this fall with my husband and granddaughter, to British Columbia where I will be attending Simon Fraser University's Graduate School of Criminology. With a superb symmetry, Mother, arbitrator of children’s squabbles has progressed to victim-offender mediator. |
| Interests | singing and playing the piano for church,card-making and scrapbooking |
| Favorite movies | Pride and Prejudice(1995 A&E version with Colin Firth, Emma(2009 BBC), Avatar, Dead Man Walking, Akeelah and the Bee, Master and Commander, Frankie and Hazel, Twilight and New Moon( the only movie I ever thought was better than the book). |
| Favorite music | I enjoy playing classical pieces and hymn arrangements on the piano. Fall into bliss with Nora Jones and Carly Simon. Enjoy in moderation bluegrass and celtic. |
| Favorite books | All of Jane Austen's works,the Twilight series..much to my total amazement, Time Travelers Wife(it grew on me after a rocky, confused start),and the inspired writings of scripture. |
Your people want to make a statue in your honor. What will it be made out of and what victory will it commemorate?
A statue made from tofu and carob chips will be erected by my fellow health-food aficionados in honor of our people's victory over the evils and designs of the conspiring corporate food giants.