<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hi. My name is Helen Haertl. I live in Portland, Oregon. I've never read the Odyssey before and thought this was a great way to approach it - much more fun - rather just reading it by myself. I'm a firm believer in life long learning and am looking forward to our discussions.<br><br><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Andre Stipanovic <astipanovic@mail.hockaday.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, September 29, 2009 9:50:19
AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Homer2009-1] Brief Intros<br></font><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="+0">One more thing,</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="+0">We may not be using our time well if we introduce ourselves individually at the beginning of our next conference call. In exchange, I wouldn't mind opening our discussion by saying a few words about each participant just to keep things moving.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="+0">If you would like me to quickly say a few words about you during our opening remarks, would you please send me a few sentences concerning your interests as they may relate to this reading group? Why are you drawn to read Homer in your spare time? That way we can get to know each other a bit better as we interact on the conference call.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="+0">Example: Andre Stipanovic</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="+0">I am a Latin teacher who teaches Greek on the side. I moderate groups like this for Reading Odyssey, especially the Greek and Roman classics which I love. I also lead adult discussion groups that focus on topics from the New Testament. After studying copious amounts of European literature, I have found my preferred area of reading in the ancients.</font></div>
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