Hi! Welcome to my blog. I am in the midst of teaching English in Colombia through the organization WorldTeach which serves under-resourced communities around the world. I am in Colombia's capital city Bogota and I teach 9th and 10th grade students at El Colegio Minuto de Dios.
I hail from New England- My family is in and around the Boston area and I attended Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont. There I studied a combo of Political Science and American Studies officially, and International Development, human rights advocacy and activism, and "how to make the world a better place by being a Vermonter"- unofficially.
I chose to move to Colombia and teach for a year for a variety of reasons. I am learning Spanish, learning the everyday challenges of teaching, (working a 40 hour job for the first time,) and figuring out what it means to be "grown up" I guess. Every day is filled with surprises. I have tried to apply a "yes!" policy to all challenges and opportunities that present themselves here. And then I write about them. This blog is that result! Enjoy.
Kate
And for some visual stimulation-- The things I love:
I hail from New England- My family is in and around the Boston area and I attended Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont. There I studied a combo of Political Science and American Studies officially, and International Development, human rights advocacy and activism, and "how to make the world a better place by being a Vermonter"- unofficially.
I chose to move to Colombia and teach for a year for a variety of reasons. I am learning Spanish, learning the everyday challenges of teaching, (working a 40 hour job for the first time,) and figuring out what it means to be "grown up" I guess. Every day is filled with surprises. I have tried to apply a "yes!" policy to all challenges and opportunities that present themselves here. And then I write about them. This blog is that result! Enjoy.
Kate
And for some visual stimulation-- The things I love:
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| Wilson on Lake Champlain in VT. Heaven. |
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| Great friends from SMC at the Whale's Tails. |
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| Goofballs of Bishop Guertin class of 2007. |
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| Ghana 2010 with Megan, Ben and Nii. |
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| On top of Petra in Jordan with my favorite fellow activists Alexsis and Trish. |
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| My honey Ben and me in Colorado. |
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| Mom's favorite- Maudie at home in NH. |
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