RCOE International Student Teaching Spring 08

That's pretty much how I feel.

I love books, I've always loved books, and I can't imagine a world without books. I knew I wanted to be a teacher from a young age but it wasn't until late high school that I finally connected my love of literature with teaching, and decided to become a high school English teacher.

I can't possibly think of a more challenging experience than teaching literature to ESL students in their home country.

I plan on spending my life traveling from country to country, accepting teaching jobs and working my way around the globe, seeing everything I possibly can. I can't imagine anything more fulfilling, for myself and for those I'll teach. I want to lead a life with purpose.

I have traveled plenty. I've probably been on thirty or forty flights across the U.S. to visit family, back when flying was reasonably priced. Though I have traveled all over the south, midwest and to New England once or twice, I've never been out of the country, which is also part of the reason I am going to Costa Rica.

I expect to learn about the Costa Rican culture, how it fits into the greater Hispanic culture, the perceptions of Americans in Latin American countries, how my students think and learn, and how other school systems work. More than that, I plan on learning as much about myself and what I'm made of as possible.