I grew up in a christian home in Plymouth, MI. I heard God's truth from a young age and accepted Christ as my savior when I was seven. Since that day I have followed after Christ and knew I wanted to be a teacher. 

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I pursued this calling by helping in Sunday school starting at age eleven. I helped with other activities such as VBS and youth group events. I loved working with children so I found a job at a cafe with an enclosed play area for children, I spent my Thursday lunches with first graders, and taught in a preschool three days a week during eleventh and twelfth grade. While attending Moody Bible Institute I worked as a nanny, taught in Sunday school, volunteered with various youth groups, and worked as a teacher's aid in first and second grade. I also was on my dorm floor's leadership team and served on student council as treasurer. 

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I had the privilege of student teaching for 13 weeks at Heritage International School in Kampala, Uganda in a third grade classroom.