![]() ![]() I was also able to spend five years abroad working in Europe and picked up a fair amount of French and a bit of Italian as well. That was much more to my liking and resulted in my really getting to know conservation issues and the western United States. This time in conservation of natural and cultural resources. Upon graduation, I resumed a career as a federal bureaucrat but in a very different field. I then completed a graduate degree from Texas A&M University and worked for the Texas A&M Sea Grant Program, doing research on coastal issues. I finally quit that job because I realized that while the human components fascinated me as a future writer, doing tons of paperwork was not for me. ![]() It was then that I first started thinking about Florida and its interesting relationship with Cuba. I was the only Spanish-speaking employee, so I also took claims from some “Marielitos.” That too was educational. It gave me insights into the lives of people with a wide range of income and educational levels. ![]() I had to determine the validity of common law marriages, who was the actual parent of dependents, had a person really retired and things like that. It taught me a lot about people and relationships. I never really liked the job, but, along with a decent paycheck, it served me well in one respect. Upon graduating from Lamar University after “conforming.” ![]()
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