Thursday, September 3, 2009

How The Story Began: "Life of The Twylight Tower."

"Twylight" Campbell was born in Ottawa, Canada on July of 1991. She continued to live in the suburbs of Ottawa, in Nepean, Ontario for eighteen years. Her mother, Sherry Turner from Stittsville, Ontario and her father, Allan Campbell from North Bay, Ontario both welcomed their miracle baby into the world. Twylight has no siblings due to her mother's inability to concieve children. Twylight's mother, Sherry works for the Canada Revenue Agency whereas her father works at the National Library of Archives in Ottawa. Sadly, her parents filed for divorce when she was just six years of age. Her mother eventually remarried, and her father moved to Massey, Canada after marrying his second wife, Bonnie Lou. They are now happily married, and are expecting their first child in May, a little boy. Twylight recently graduated from Sir Robert Borden High School with honors. She previously won a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Crystal Bay Special Education Center. She served 20 students with moderate to profound developmental disabilities. All students ranged in ages from 7 to 19. Many of the studies Twylight worked with had a developmental disability coupled with autism, deafnss, blindness, or a physical disabilty. She is currently obtaining her Bachelor's Degree in Education, a four year program at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. She hopes to become a Teacher of Special Needs in the near future.

At sixteen years old, Twylight got her first job at Camp Misquah. Camp Misquah provided a location for a wide range of fun and stimulating activities. These are designed to develop the camper's recreation and living skills. Large grassy fields are available for sports of all kinds. The sand bottom lake and large beach allow for great swimming (with lesson), fishing, canoeing and pedal boating. The forests and hills are perfect for nature hikes. Other activities include music, dances, crafts and movie and talent nights. She worked there every year until eighteen years old. She had her fair share of volunteer work through recreational activities such as the "H.O.P.E Summerfest" in Ottawa, Ontario. Twylight faced a lot of challenges working in that field of work espescially with kids who were physically disabled. It was a difficult challenge to overcome when she had to work with kids in wheelchairs, only because Twylight was so overwhelmed with the emotions they carried with them, and the anger. Sometimes she walked in their shoes, she know what it's like to live with a disability but unlike them, her disability was the best thing that happened to her. Twylight was born hearing, and then lost her hearing at the age of three. For the longest time, she didn't accept myself as deaf. It took her almost ten years to accept it- and countless of hours stuck in a office, while teachers tried to explain to her that she was unique. Twylight had a disability that seperated herself from others, but also brought her closer to them. Also Twylight became closer to those people because she involved myself into the deaf community of Ottawa, she participated in Summer Day-Camps, March Break Camps, and other activities. Twylight became heavily involved in the deaf community back in Canada. Although Twylight keeps her family, studies, dreams and volunteer work close by, she enjoys her life and lives it as if it's an adventure. She's generally a loud person but she can be quiet and keep to myself too. She's an open-minded person and very opinionted about a lot of things.

Well now it's time to close the book and let the story write itself.

3 comments:

  1. Wow, I am amazed by how much you did to help people at such young age. We need more people like you. It is good that you are pursing in education for special needs. You already have experience to show in that field. Good luck and keep it up.

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  2. I like the details you put in this. Im curious, why did u type this as the second person p.o.v.?

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  3. wow all those experiences. That is good how you helped those kids. like Jane Doe said you already have experience in that field.

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