I was born in rual Ohio, however by age two I began traveling the world. Well, it wasn't exactly the world, but our family did live in Panama for a school year. It was there that I developed my dislike for snakes and people who looked different from me and spoke in a funny language. . . for real. I would hide on our front porch then jump out and yell to try to scare away the Panamanian boys who would drink from the pump near our house. . . I was seriously annoyed when it didn't work. It couldn't have been too traumatic for me though, because by the time I was three or four I told my mother that I wanted to live in another country and help the people who lived there.
In college, I got to travel overseas once again. This time it was to Germany to teach English at a summer camp. Fortunately by this time I had gotten over my fear of foreigners who speak in a foreign language, however my disdain for snakes remained intact. (I think it significantly helped that while I still had chubby cheeks, I no longer got them pinched and had people cooing over me in Spanish.) I managed to graduate from Cedarville University with a major in Theatre and minors in Bible and Business Administration. (I also managed to get my time in Germany approved as an intercultural experience which got me out of having to take a class.)
After a short stint in retail, which I strongly disliked, but is not to be compared to my abhorrence for snakes, I realized that I wanted to make a difference in peoples' lives rather than primarily spending my time organizing things. To help facilitate this change, I decided to move to Dallas to attend Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). In 2011, I graduated from seminary with a Masters of Arts in Christian Education with a concentration in college teaching.
To fulfill my internship requirement for DTS, I began working with international students in the Dallas area as an intern with International Students Inc. (ISI) I realized that you do not have to move to another country to help people from all over the world. Currently, I am serving the international students at Richland Community College. Despite my travels, my regular interactions with people from numerous countries, and my constant exposure to culture, language, art, and cuisine from around the world, I daily prove, "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl."
Go Tribe!! Go Browns!! Go Bucks!!
In college, I got to travel overseas once again. This time it was to Germany to teach English at a summer camp. Fortunately by this time I had gotten over my fear of foreigners who speak in a foreign language, however my disdain for snakes remained intact. (I think it significantly helped that while I still had chubby cheeks, I no longer got them pinched and had people cooing over me in Spanish.) I managed to graduate from Cedarville University with a major in Theatre and minors in Bible and Business Administration. (I also managed to get my time in Germany approved as an intercultural experience which got me out of having to take a class.)
After a short stint in retail, which I strongly disliked, but is not to be compared to my abhorrence for snakes, I realized that I wanted to make a difference in peoples' lives rather than primarily spending my time organizing things. To help facilitate this change, I decided to move to Dallas to attend Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). In 2011, I graduated from seminary with a Masters of Arts in Christian Education with a concentration in college teaching.
To fulfill my internship requirement for DTS, I began working with international students in the Dallas area as an intern with International Students Inc. (ISI) I realized that you do not have to move to another country to help people from all over the world. Currently, I am serving the international students at Richland Community College. Despite my travels, my regular interactions with people from numerous countries, and my constant exposure to culture, language, art, and cuisine from around the world, I daily prove, "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl."
Go Tribe!! Go Browns!! Go Bucks!!