"At this point I had changed my mind about going to S.F. and decided to continue/finish my education at UNO, but still undecided about a major.  However, since I was understanding philosophy, with the help of Halla's great teaching style, I was leaning toward studying it.  To make sure, I took another class with Halla, an upper level one, just to confirm that I was grasping the concept.  If I did poorly in the upper level class then I knew it was just a coincidence that I understood philosophy, or at least just understood Halla.  However, I got an A in the class and from that point on I've taken as much philosophy as my schedule and mind would allow. So this is how I got into philosophy and how it eventually ended up as my major.

"What I intend to do with it?  Possibly law school, it's either that or go back to managing businesses, which I was doing before I returned to school.

"Educational background:  graduated from Papillion/LaVista High School, attended Simpson College in Iowa for 2 1/2 yrs, then took a seven year hiatus.

"Courses I would recommend/ professors to try out if interested in checking out philosophy:  Intro to Philosophy (of course), Contemporary Moral Problems, and Critical Reasoning.  Profs I think do a good job of explaining it in layman's terms, so anyone can grasp the concepts:  so far all the profs I've had (I think UNO has a great philosophy department), but Halla Kim & Natasha Mohr are great starters.  The key is to get someone who teaches in a way that your mind will get it.  For some it just isn't there, the mind can't follow the steps.  But if one is an analytic or logical thinker, if that's the way your brain works, then philosophy is definitely the way to go.  Nothing has ever stimulated my thinking more than philosophy!  I can't get enough sometimes."