Hi all! I'm an original Texas Southerner returning to the South after 13 years in Massachusetts. (Virginia Beach: 2013)

[booboohransel]

My name is Donna. I'm a recent transplant in Chincoteague, Virginia. I have my BS.Ed in secondary education, with English and History being my major and minor, respectively. In Massachusetts, I worked full time for 13 years at a privately owned corporation providing day habitation services to developmentally disabled (MR) adults and young adults who recently aged out of the school system. At the same time, I worked part-time (24 hours per week) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at an 8 bed state-operated group home serving the same population.

I had a total right knee replacement in December of 2013. After 13 years of working in the Human Services field, I simply cannot imagine doing anything else....I call my time with these individuals a "labor of love" and "gasoline for the soul." All of that being said, can anyone provide some tips as to how I may pursue this same career in your beautiful, warm state?

P.S. I have dearly missed the South. Herein resides the kindest people!!

[LynchburgLover]

You have posted this in the "Northern Virginia" specific forum. Since you're living in the Chincoteague area, you'll get more responses in the "Hampton Roads area". It includes the Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Williamsburg and Eastern Shore areas. Those residents know your area far more than those in Northern Virginia (suburban DC).

Best of luck.