My name is Eric Schulte, I am from the St. Louis area and have been pretty much the entirety of my life.
As far as three things to know about me?
One I am a Christian, I try my best to structure my life based off of the teachings of the new testament and continue to grow in my knowledge, understanding and application of the word of God and to serve Him faithfully with whatever amount of time I have left on earth. I love to study the bible independently as well as studying with others who either love the text, or are interested in learning more about the text. I don't have all the answers, but the bible does.
Second, I am an EMT-Paramedic, I have been working as a medic for a little over two years, I currently hold one job in St. Louis and another job in Arnold working for one private EMS service and one local 911 district. I love my job, I really enjoy what I do. While I'm not crazy about the idea of going into nursing, I am not even sure what all of my options are or what direction I'd like to go with it, however it would certainly open doors for various opportunities.
Third, I like the outdoors, I enjoy playing sports, riding bikes, going hiking/camping things of that sort. Fall is arguably the nicest time of year (just in my opinion) and it's a joy to be outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Although, I am sincerely thankful for a/c during the summer season!
I'm under the impression that the challenges of this class, as far as my abilities go, are going to be preparing for a three essay test in eight weeks when I do not have any serious writing abilities or experience any farther than high school creative writing or an entry level college course of writing. I'm a little intimidated by the idea that I'm not going to get to chose what my writing topics are for the exam, reason being that I'm a little nervous of being expected to write a 500 word essay on a topic that I am not educated on. Hopefully there will be enough information provided that we can all write sufficient essays. As far as overcoming these challenges? I will just plan on working hard in preparation, attend class, pay attention, and learn as much as I'm able in the next 7-8 weeks in combination with a busy schedule and Lord willing, that time will come and I'll be able to move on to the next course for this nursing program.
This class will help me reach my goals in a number of ways, hopefully. If I have this course under my belt, that will bring me one step closer to my RN, and it would probably improve my excessive documentation at work, note taking or any extra curricular type writing/outlines that I make. I am in high hopes that it will also help me in my bible studies, especially in the poetic language used in some of the old testament books, examples such as Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
Hi Eric,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the class. I am glad you are here and active during the class. You have written quite an articulate introduction. I feel I am able to get a good sense of who you are and some of the struggles. Though, I'm a bit curious, why are you in a nursing program if you're a bit wary?
Anyways, Let me know what I can help you out with along the way so you can achieve your goals.