I want to live and work in Europe teaching English to children for many reasons. One, I believe it is a very important job. Teaching is a very important job, one of the most important jobs in the world, in my opinion. To teach a child, to help them learn, to empower them to become strong and intelligent individuals, is one of the most demanding yet rewarding jobs one could ever have. I love working with children, and to be able to teach them to learn a new language is something I would be more than honored to do. Two, I love to travel and see the world. I want to see and experience new places, people, and cultures. I believe the best way to learn about a culture is to experience it firsthand. I want to live in Europe so I can have a new understanding for the culture and way of life. I firmly believe that the best way to understand and appreciate a different way of life is to experience it firsthand, so you can learn all the amazing things the culture has to offer. Three, I have years of experience as a teacher in foreign countries. I have lived in Japan and South Korea for four years as an English teacher. My experience teaching and living in Japan and Korea has been extraordinarily rewarding, I have learned so much, it has been an amazing and wonderful experience for me. I want to teach children and empower them to become successful individuals, travel and see the beauty of Europe, and experience the wonderful and amazing culture and diversity that Europe has to offer. I hope that I can learn about a culture, while being able to give something back at the same time. I hope that the lessons I learn while living and working in Europe will be ones I will be able to use for the rest of my life.

I love working with kids, I am very passionate and committed to teaching children. Kids are a lot of fun and give one an interesting and unique perspective of the world. I can talk to and understand kids on their level. I love planning activities that are interesting, educational, and fun for them. Creating lesson plans that are fun and educational is a gat challenge. Teaching children to read has been one of my greatest achievemets. I love interacting with kids and teaching them. I have a lot of patience, understanding, and energy for kids. I have some experience working with kids through communicative barriers, as an ESL teacher to children for four years.  I tutored many students in the Special Needs program at my high school, and they had various learning and mental disabilities, which are a form of communication barriers. I’m very excited about the opportunity to teach and interact with kids, I hope I can learn many things from them as well as teach them and give them tools that they can use for the rest of their lives.

• Double minors in Political Science and Italian

• Study Abroad Program in International Relations, Italian

• Internship with Colorado State Senate Democrats, work in the Outreach Department. Duties include answering letters from constituents, planning and organizing town hall meetings, planning and organizing events to involve the community. Also call organizations to help promote and raise awareness on local events and how people in communities can help. Write press releases and community newsletters, do research, any other assistance required.

• Substitute teacher for Boulder Valley School District, grades K-12. Qualified to substitute for all grades and subjects. Duties include organizing materials, assisting when needed; teach prepared lesson plans for each class, answer questions, assist with homework, assignments, reading. Check and grade homework or tests if necessary, assist other teachers if necessary, any other assistance required.

• Kindergarten and Elementary teacher. Duties included teaching Phonics, Language Arts, Math, Reading, Arts & Crafts, Science, Writing, Gym, etc., for Kindergarten (ages 4-6); English Grammar, Reading, and Writing for Elementary (ages 7-10). Made and wrote lesson plans, planned and organize parties and seasonal activities, grading and marking of homework and exams and assessments, any additional assistance when needed

• English Teacher with Nova Group, taught adults and children conversation and vocabulary skills in Nova schools.
• Taught with Government Kids program within Nova (May 2006- March 2007), taught in public elementary schools (5^th grade classes) taught vocabulary- based and conversation and preparatory skills for Junior High

• Bookseller work, in the Children’s Department (head bookseller), duties included organizing, cleaning, merchandising for the Children’s section, organizing promotional parties, weekly story time; barista for Borders Café and Seattle’s Best Café

• Community Assistant in Cheyenne Arapaho dormitory. Duties included answering phones, filing paperwork, answering questions for students, helping and assisting when necessary.
• Finalist in Employee of the Year for the University of Colorado at Boulder employees.

• Volunteer Counselor-in Training for City of Longmont Parks and Recreation Summer Camp program for 2 summers. Duties included assisting counselors, helping with arts and crafts, field trips. Mainly assisted with the Special Needs and mentally and physically handicapped children. Assisted with lunches, arranged activities, and provided any assistance when needed.

• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, XP and Vista editions, 65 WPM average typing.

• First United Methodist Church scholarship, 4 consecutive years, Fall 2001- Spring 2005
• Boulder Rotary Club Scholarship, Fall 2003- Spring 2004

• Volunteer- Democrats Abroad, helped organize voter registration drive for US residents living in Korea, helped organize and plan parties, debates, meetings,
  August 2008-May 2009
• Volunteer- Adventure Korea, help organize outings and events for expatriates and English teachers in Seoul, South Korea, May 2008- May 2009

• Member of College Democrats at University of Colorado, Fall 2002- May 2005
• International Affairs Club, Fall 2004- May 2005
• Model UN Club, Fall 2002
• Member of Academic Honors Fraternity Phi Sigma Pi, Spring 2002- Spring 2003

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