I strongly believe in the importance of being a global citizen. Through experience and studying differing cultures, we grow to understand that we hold more similarities with others than differences.
I believe that it is vital, as an educator, to hold an open mind and an open heart to emphasize and appreciate how many cultures around the world are actually connected not divided.
In the summer of 2015 I began my teaching journey by teaching in the English conversation school, New Oriental, in Wuhan, Hubei, China. I taught students ages 10-24 at multiple English proficiency levels. This experience taught me how vital English is in a global market. Currently, in the United States, I take this experience to work with my current English Language Learning students, and provide them with patience and opportunities to thrive in my classroom.
I believe that it is vital, as an educator, to hold an open mind and an open heart to emphasize and appreciate how many cultures around the world are actually connected not divided.
In the summer of 2015 I began my teaching journey by teaching in the English conversation school, New Oriental, in Wuhan, Hubei, China. I taught students ages 10-24 at multiple English proficiency levels. This experience taught me how vital English is in a global market. Currently, in the United States, I take this experience to work with my current English Language Learning students, and provide them with patience and opportunities to thrive in my classroom.
I held a Graduate Assistant position at Northern Illinois University with the Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program (SEAYLP) from fall 2015 to summer 2016. This is a government funded program that brings sixty high-school age students from Southeast Asia to build community projects to enrich and support their communities in Southeast Asia.
I accompanied the SEAYLP 2017 participants to a week-long visit in Washington D.C. where we worked with the Department of State on their action plans.
You can learn more about SEAYLP here.
You can learn more about SEAYLP here.
In the winter session of 2016-2017, I went on a study abroad trip to Bali, Indonesia where I studied the art, music, dance, and culture of this small island.
Daily lessons included created offerings for temples and our home, playing Balinese gamelan (an instrument), learning Balinese dance, and studying Balinese culture through multiple trips to important sites and temples.
Daily lessons included created offerings for temples and our home, playing Balinese gamelan (an instrument), learning Balinese dance, and studying Balinese culture through multiple trips to important sites and temples.
I continue to practice the Balinese gamelan in the NIU Gamelan Ensemble.
From summer 2017 through fall 2017, I was a Graduate Assistant in the Young Southeast Asian Youth Leadership Initiative (YSEALI). This program, similar to SEAYLP, invited 20 young Southeast Asian scholars to the United States to develop and plan community projects for their communities in Southeast Asia.
As a graduate assistant, I developed lesson plans and assisted these scholars with their research.
I worked on their NIU chapter website which you can view here.
You can also learn more about the YSEALI program here.
As a graduate assistant, I developed lesson plans and assisted these scholars with their research.
I worked on their NIU chapter website which you can view here.
You can also learn more about the YSEALI program here.