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Today's Featured Biography
Barbara Ensminger Janssen
After graduation from GPHS, I married Dave Janssen (class of 1969), who was a professional musician. Our daughter, Jennifer, was born in 1972.
In 1977 I earned a BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon. I worked briefly at KCBY-TV in Coos Bay and at KTVL-TV in Medford, as well as for the advertising agency Miller, Meulemans & Owings, before deciding that this was not really my desired career. During these early years, we also spent time in Portland and in Southern California. I dabbled in cabaret singing, and Jennifer became a soloist with the State Ballet of Oregon. Dave continued to play and write music. The arts were our life.
In 1983, our son, Julian, was born. At this time Dave was playing with The Diamonds (famous from the 1950's, biggest hit "Little Darlin'"). He was on the road a lot, which was hard on family life. By the time Julian was ready for first grade, both of us had gone back to school and become teachers.
When Jennifer graduated from Ashland High School in 1990, we moved to Guam, for what we thought would be a short-term adventure. Twenty years later, we (except Jennifer) are still here!
I teach US History in a public high school, and Dave teaches music in a private international school in Guangzhou, China. Jennifer is married and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. She and her husband, Jack, have two sons--Jackson (11) and Alex (7). Julian is married and living on Guam. He and his wife, Liway, have one child, Edward, born July 8, 2010.
I enjoy life in the multicultural tropical paradise that is Guam, and also the travel opportunities afforded by living here. Every summer I go to the states to visit family and friends, and I have also been to many Asian countries--Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Bali), China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan (including Okinawa), and the Philippines. I just returned from a trip to Hong Kong and Macau.
In addition to travel, I enjoy cooking & entertaining, reading, writing, history, politics, the beach, golf, tennis, and Facebook.
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