I work 28+ hours a week as the Senior Network Analyst for one of Canada's
largest insurance brokerages.
I go to college full time in a telecommunications program that was just
moved into a $38mil new building with Cisco R&S up to the wazoo. I finished
last year, my first year, with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
I'm studying for Cisco certs, writing my NA & DA in Jan while all this is
going on.
I regularly attend parties, go out to clubs, and have an extremely
understanding steady girlfriend of a year and a half now.
I turned 20 on October 10.
I can very safely say that I don't believe that I've missed out on one bit
of my adolesence throughout this whole process. In fact, I believe the kind
of people that I can relate to with the current knoledge I have, have just
imparted upon me life lessons and critical teachings that I think everyone
in life should have at this stage. I count myself extrememly lucky to have
worked the people I have, and to have had the kind of mentors that I have
had in the past few years.
Computers haven't been my only focus in life so far. During high school I
was overactively involved in the theater program, which was a 2 credit
course which lasted 4 hours a day for a whole semester. After that I got
involved in community theater and pride myself in being able to sing, dance
and act in front of a few hundred people in a broadway style musical.
Before my interest in theater I also played saxophone for the local Senior
All-Star Jazz Band and am on their CD for that year. That would be 3
different types of saxophones by the way. :)
I thuroughly enjoy my yearly trips to Montreal for the International Jazz
Festival and the opportunities I've had to travel France, Italy, & Germany
with my high school arts programs. I consider myself to be quite cultured,
and enjoy aspects of life that I believe many people take for granted.
This sort of pace at my age, for me, just puts things into perspective and
allows me to say "Wow, just look at the world out there." I have always
felt, and will always feel like there is so much I have done, but that will
always pale in comparison to the things I have not done, seen, or
experienced. Then I can turn around and take advantage of the opportunities
I have to further myself in that wonderful world.
It's not for everyone but if you're one of those people who can balance your
life very well, then maybe it's for you.
I've heard many people say this, and I very strongly believe in it and
constantly use it as a principal motivation. "Nothing easy, is ever worth
doing."
Regards and best of luck,
Greg
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I just can't image what these kid are going to be able to do in the future.
When you were 16 the internet was not what it is today the information these
kid have today at there finger tips is awesome also faster. All I can say is
he will be saying the same thing when he is 20 and see a 12 year getting
into it. I'm not sure how these kids do socially though nor how mature they
are. That does come with age.
again my two cents,
Steven V. Snead, MCSE, CCNA
-----Original Message-----
From: Denis Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 10:58 AM
To: 'Michael Le'
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: WHIZZ KIDS WHO HAVE THE CCIE number
There is a kid in my mother's neighboorhood that is 16 and just got his
CCNA. HE is going for his CCIE now. I'm 20 and I feel so far behind in the
game, just getting my CCNA now.
Denis
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Michael Le
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 1:04 PM
To: Brian; McCallum, Robert
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Re: WHIZZ KIDS WHO HAVE THE CCIE number
I don't know if he is the youngest to ever get it, but
he's younger than any of the other responds.
I know a guy at Cisco who was 17 when he got his CCIE.
He's got R/S and ISP Dial. He's around 21 now I think.
He used to work on the TAC but is now a consultant for
Cisco.
Mike
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> 18, works for global data systems in louisiana
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> Brian
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>
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, McCallum, Robert wrote:
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> > Here is a little poser for you all. Who is / was
> the youngest CCIE and what
> > was his / her age when they attained the CCIE?
> >
> > Robert McCallum
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