"Hello World"

Hello World,

My name is Amanda Spacaj-Gorham. My maiden name, Spacaj is actually pronounced "spachE" or "spa chi" I prefer to think of this name as representing a perfect afternoon, in which I visit a spa in order to rediscover my . Truthfully, I seldom visit an actual spa, and it requires ridiculous analytic effort for me to find my chi, effort like buying a lecture series on the neurology and physiology of stress just to unwind. Yet somehow, the image of spa chi, shrouded in wisteria and smelling like kiwi, appeals to me greatly.

My married name, Gorham, just makes me want a gorgeous ham sandwich.

I live in the South County of Saint Louis, in the smallish municipality of Affton. I am finishing my BS in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis this spring.

I'm taking Internet Marketing to further bolster my skills in the highest demand and least understood avenue of marketing.

The University of Missouri-Saint Louis (UMSLhttp://www.umsl.edu/) has an excellent, accredited, business college. I feel like I should say the business program is my favorite thing about UMSL, but even that can't beat the Metro Link access. I just feel spoiled with two Metro stops on the dual campuses of UMSL.

In all fairness, I have to mention the most annoying thing about UMSL is the lack of lockers available for students to rent. I feel that the lack of lockers is a deterrent to taking the Metro Link. In order to commute by train, a student has to either not bring required books to campus with them or carry up to 150 pounds of books.

My favorite class was my first Marketing class, 3700. I suspected a marketing degree would be my best fit before that class, but by the end of the semester I knew that I would keep attending classes here at UMSL until I received my MBA in Marketing.

I like teaching aquatic exercise, baking, gardening, zumba, swing dancing, visiting museums and playing with my kids.  I was a Supplemental Instruction Leader for Microbiology at UMSL for a few semesters. 

This semester I am also taking: 

Introduction to Operations Management with Aldis Jakubovskis
Strategic Management with Peggy Lambing
and
Entrepreneurship in the Global Environment with Dr. Charles Kuehl