Today was the 1st day of PSO. Mostly, we had meetings and filled out paperwork. It was nice to discover that not everyone was right out of college. A few of us had several years of work under our belts. Even my roommate had years of experience in teaching and photojournalism.

So, as I slowly reach maximum saturation of information, I am asked to throw down some words as my first blog entry.

Loving PSO, getting lots of information and beginning some great friendships. I'm really hoping that some  interaction and information can be shared through this site, as I forsee the need for contact out there once I recede into isolation... all alone in the DC metro.

So, details...I'm Carl Seifert. A cajun from Louisiana, now a resident of Arlington, Virginia, I got connected with a great CTC in Alexandria (literally across the street from Arlington) and started teaching adult computer literacy classes to out mainly immigrant clientel.  After a while, the relationship was such that they wanted me hired on full time, but didnt have the money to pay me, soooo enter CTC Americorp VISTA project.  Now, i'm going to be serving in a new capacity to increase our organization's ability to keep up with our students.  During my tenure, I am charged with creating a way to not lose track of our students, some of whom lack consistent phone lines. This is in order to help with fundraising and increase our capacity to continue to serve the community even after their courses at Computer C.O.R.E.

Hello, I'm Matthew Isaacs.  I'm a new CTC Vista.  I'll be working for CUWiN (http://www.cuwireless.net) on community wireless networks.  My background is varied; in regards to computer/information technology I've been involved in everything from system/network administration, to research, to programming.  I recently graduated with a B.A. in Math and Computer Science from Berea College (http://www.berea.edu) in Berea, KY.