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• MA in TESOL from Ball State University

• BS in Health Sciences from Purdue University

Abroad: Yemen, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Georgia, Azerbaijan.

USA: Ball State University Intensive English Institute, Interlink Language Center, Valparaiso University (MA TESOL program), Lumenus Language Program (ESL Director)

Yemen, Jordan, Israel, Thailand, India, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, Mexico, Ireland, England, Scottland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Austria, and Switzerland.

Sitting at an outdoor cafe in front of a lovely blue-tiled open-air pool, surrounded by trees, flowers, and a blue-tiled madrassa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. While I sat drinking tea out of a beautiful tulip-shaped glass, young boys took turns jumping out of a tree into the pool, and close by a small group was shooting a Tadjik folk music video, with young girls dancing in Tadjik dresses while musicians played behind them. It was a lovely, peaceful afternoon!

Be extremely flexible and go with the flow. Don’t expect things to go the way they are supposed to - your classes might change, your room is suddenly assigned to someone else, things may start 20 minutes to an hour late. Flexibility is the key!