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<\/p>\nLiterature and Languages (MA)<\/p>\n
English Teacher Abroad, Shenzhen China
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Since graduating in 2013, I took the next step in my personal and professional life and moved to China and continued my career as a high school English teacher. As a result, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to travel the world and collect entry stamps in my passport from countries like Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Spain, South Africa and Egypt, to name a few! I love seeing part of the world that I only saw in movies, or that were supposed to be set in beautiful, exotic, and historic places. I grew up in a small town and I knew that one day I\u2019d get my passport and collect as many stamps in it as possible!<\/p>\n
In addition to being a full time graduate student, I worked as a graduate assistant and taught high school reading and math part time. Juggling my professional and academic responsibilities was rigorous at times. I\u2019ve never had to be more diligent about managing my time than when I was studying at Marymount!<\/p>\n
I woke up early so that I could be on time to work in the morning. I used my planning period wisely to complete all my documents for the week. If I had any spare time during my planning period, I could complete the homework readings and type my responses for class assignments. I ate dinner before classes started and after classes ended, I\u2019d go home and start the day all over again.<\/p>\n
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Marymount! One of the things that I enjoyed most about Marymount was the opportunity of combining some of my passions (comic books, film and television, race relations, and pop culture) with almost all of the courses I enrolled in. I was also grateful for the numerous opportunities to have a platform to have my voice heard when I presented at conferences both on and off campus.<\/p>\n
I plan on being a teacher for as long as I can, as it has been my dream ever since I was seven years old. And, of course, continue to travel and see the world. I love all the opportunities that I\u2019ve been able to take advantage of since I\u2019ve lived in China. I love the fact that I\u2019ve been able to broaden my horizons with teaching English to second and first language learners, I love the fact that I\u2019ve been able to learn a new language (even though I\u2019m not fluent). I sometimes think about going back to school to be a student again, but I\u2019m having so much fun right now! Who knows; one day\u2026<\/p>\n