How I became a typist

As far as I can remember, I started typing when I was ten years old using my aunt’s manual typewriter.   In elementary school, we had a homework, an essay, and I really wanted to submit a neat and well-written one.  And so, I borrowed my aunt’s portable manual typewriter. Nobody taught me how to use it, but using my practical wit and beginner’s interest,  I was able to finish a two-page essay using  hunt and peck typing in about two hours.  Yes,  it was slow-paced  typing using my two fingers as  I had to look at each key as I type, but I enjoyed it.  The curious ten-year old me was fascinated by the sound produced by the pounding of the keys.  I got what I wanted after several tries.  I was able to produce a satisfyingly neat, well-written and well-typed essay. I did not return my aunt’s typewriter right away.  I practiced typing after class for two to three hours everyday. It took me more than three months before I returned my aunt’s typewriter.  My hunt and peck style of typing continued until I was in high school.  Things drastically changed when computers became available during my first year in college.  We were taught how to use WordStar (yes, that was word processing software then) on an IBM computer.  Using computer keyboard, it was much easier to type because I could quickly correct errors using backspace and delete keys. It was during this time that I was able to transition my method of typing from hunt and peck to touch typing.  With consistent practice, I was able to memorize the home keys and shortcuts.   I aced the typing test in school emerging as the fastest typist at 60 words per minute (alphanumeric, both letters and numbers).  At the age of sixteen, I was already earning decent money as a student assistant in the university.  For the past four years in college, the work assigned to me were typing  professors’ manuscripts, thesis, lectures and various documents.  After college graduation, I was initially employed as an administrative clerk  in a non-profit airline trade organization. My immediate supervisor was a  strict British expat.   I did my best in typing speeches, newsletters, press releases and other legal documents with timely precision and accuracy.   After a year, I was promoted as an administrative assistant. I had to be flexible doing other office tasks on top of the loads of typing jobs assigned to me.  With my improved skills as a reliable typist, I was able to travel to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, France and Switzerland as I was brought along as a support staff  by the organization.   After seven years in the organization, I quit my day job and decided to work from home. Now, I’m  a mother  raising a family through freelance work. I accept typing jobs (any type of documents from short letters, manuscripts to legal documents). I am efficient and discreet. I produce neat and accurately encoded jobs on time.  If  I can be of help as a typist, please communicate via email (documentypist@gmail.com).