This is a guest post from Mai Ling

I am a shy type who has always had more success working and doing things from home than I have in large public situations. I am actually agoraphobic and I cannot stand large crowds and being around groups of people. For this reason it has always been difficult for me to learn in school due to my paralyzing fear and anxieties in large groups of people. I did not want this phobia to keep me from getting my degree so I decided to explore my opportunities of earning my degree using satellite internet to take courses through an online college using hughes net in Texas. I signed up for classes so I could get my degree as a book keeper. I knew that getting a job as a book keeper would provide me with a good amount of one on one client relationships and I would not have to deal with a lot of crowds. The course took me about 3 years to complete with hughesnet internet service. I was able to work on an accelerated program and I scheduled normal class hours for myself as to not try and rush the process. After three years of studying and working comfortably toward my degree from home without putting myself in crowded situations using hughesnet internet, I graduated with a degree and am now working successfully as a book keeper for myself.