Introduction for Classmates
Hello everyone. My name is Chris Helvey and this is my last semester of the B.S. distance program in Natural Resources at Oregon State University. I am a non-traditional student (read “older,”) and have been studying things more interesting to me in school this time around, instead of working toward a particular job. My background is in computer science and I’ve had a long career in Information Technology culminating to being a self-employed consultant today. It has been good, but has never been my passion. My wife and I live in Taos, NM with our three dogs and two cats. Our two sons are grown up with their own families. Geez, time flies. It sounds like I’m a geezer, but actually I’m not. Like most of you, I really enjoy the outdoors and outdoor activities. I fly fish, hunt, cycle, hike, and ski, but I also enjoy some TV too. I like building and fixing things, and generally like working with my hands.
My environmental interests are varied, but lately I’ve been interested in the notable lack of human-nature interaction in our society and its displacement by technology. That may be a focus in my upcoming graduate studies.
Pic is me in Fiji some years back. Gotta get some new pictures....
Okay, see this picture before reading all the way through and thought - that is NOT the same guy in your other website. Now knowing that it is a few years back, okay. phew.
ReplyDeleteTwo and a half years ago or so, my wife and I shaved our heads in support of my mom, who was getting chemo for cancer (sadly, she died.) Since then, I've gone through many iterations of hair length and am now almost back to the way it was in this picture. And yes...I have aged some. (Not THAT much though.)
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