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Washington One - Text

37, Born 1970, female, Caucasian, IT professional, BA/BSEE

Born and raised in Shoreline, just north of Seattle, Washington.  Three years of college in Olympia, Washington, and three years of college in Seattle, then 14 years living and working in the west suburbs of Portland, Oregon.

TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: I was born and raised just north of Seattle, in Richmond Beach, which is now part of Shoreline, Washington.  My mother was also born and raised in the Seattle area, and my father was born in Eastern Washington, but grew up in the Seattle area.  I spent three years in Olympia, Washington, going to college, and I’ve spent the last 14 years living in the western suburbs of Portland, Oregon, including Beaverton, Aloha, and Hillsboro.

SAMPLE RECORDED, SPEECH TRANSCRIBED, AND NOTES WRITTEN BY THE SUBJECT HERSELF, April 2, 2008.

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