Profile

Katrina Parker

Studious | Focused | Independent | Considerate | Generous
Hometown:
Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:
Lecturer/Coordinator
Volunteering work:
Deaf Historian researcher committee
Deaf Women’s Guild Treasurer/Member
Assist Deaf community members with Tax Returns
Assist Deaf seniors with My Aged Care applications and visit elders at their homes, Nursing homes, retirement villages
Interested in:
Deaf history from the World/Australia; Australian - White/black colonial history; UK & European history; Interested in TV Documentaries; French Polishing; outdoor activities; family history; Auslan/BSL linguistics.
Favourite book/story:
Author Colleen McCullough novels
Thorn Birds
Tim Masters of Rome
Indecent obsession
The Touch
Morgan Run
Caesar’s Women
Future inspiration:
To be able to continue my work in writing memoirs in retirement. Dislikes 👎 two-faced people; Likes: 👍 Straight upfront honesty, no beating around the bush.
Background info:
My background is a little bit of a coloured past!  Raised at Anlaby Station, 20 kms north of Kapunda. It’s a Merino Stud farm and cattle for meat.  I spent my years at boarding school at Townsend House school for Deaf and Blind Children, Brighton. Moved to Eudunda & later North Adelaide in mainstream schools. Spent my 3 years high school at Speech & Hearing Centre, Underdale High.

Left at15 to start clerical and typing positions with the private and public sector.

After studying 2 years as Auslan LOTE, I started  teaching in 1991 with TAFESA as lecturer then coordinator from 2001.

In my spare time, I enjoy restoration and French polish on  antique furniture pieces. I love collecting various musical instruments, special hats from foreign countries. I sometimes play the piano that I was taught at Townsend House. 

These days at every opportunity I love to travel to places and explore historical, sample   cultural life and meet deaf people. My family migrated from Austria 🇦🇹. I hope to visit my cousins again in 2023.