My name is Daniel Zachery Martin Williams… I guess my folks were a tad indecisive about what middle name to choose. I grew up in Worcester, MA and was born on January 11, 1990.
I have 27 brothers and 4 sisters. That was not a typo. I grew up with 25 foster brothers and 2 foster sisters in addition to my 2 biological brothers and my one biological sister. All, of them are older than I am by at least 3 years, and my little sister who just turned 16.
My house was obviously crazy, but my school and work were no different. I have been through 3 different school systems: Worcester, Uxbridge, and Bellingham.
As for work? Well, I have been a secretary, landscaper, PETsMART animal care specialist, Martial arts instructor, Disaster Medical EMT, and my personal favorite; I was a Zoo Keeper for 4 years at Roger Williams Park Zoo.
Not a bad life for a 19 year old. ^.^
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Wow, Dan. What a life! You could teach us many things about living in society.
ReplyDeleteSo, how do you like big families? Do you plan to have foster children?
Finding the perfect college is not easy. Hope you are enjoying Wells. My daughter has attended three colleges as well. She wants to study in Spain, but it is very expensive.
Tell us about your zoo keeping experiences. That would be a great lesson for anyone. Do you have photos of yourself with the animals? You could do a nature lesson on feeding, living habits (well, in a zoo of course), social interactions, etc. What a great life you've led! And you are only 19 :)
Holy cow. Now that is a well-rounded life. How has it been, having so many siblings and jobs and schools? Is it as confusing as it sounds, or are you fine with it all? I mean, I guess you must be; you have to have the best coping mechanisms ever.
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify, I went to 3 different schools from elementary to High School... Not 3 different colleges.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification, Dan. Lesson blog plan was due on Tuesday. Presentations are due tomorrow, Thursday. There is also a paper that needs to be discussed tomorrow. I left a copy outside my office, Macmillan 328A. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy very belated birthday!!! What did you do for your birthday? 27 wow That sounds fun and scary at the same time. so petsmart and a zoo hmmm we might need to arrange a kidnapping of some type of animal for me. lol I've always wanted a job that involved animals! lucky you :0)
ReplyDeletewow that's a lot of siblings. I love animals . I I loved going to the zoo as a kid. Before i got to college I was considering being a some sort of marine biologist.
ReplyDeleteyour life was pretty intense. I thought I had a large family, there are 7 of us at my moms house. I also feel kind of lame only having ever had one job in my life, your blog makes me think I really need to get out and do more.
ReplyDeleteThat is a BIG family. We should form an elephant lovers cult. Do you miss your family when you are away?
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