It's Blogging Day...so here's 10 things about your student teacher

Greetings 1st Block! Today is our first day of blogging and to celebrate, I thought I would share a few things about myself that you may or may not know. Check out my post below if you feel you simply must know more about me!!! :)

1. I love to teach! It's so rewarding, if challenging, and definitely an excellent way to spend my life. Try talking to high schoolers about poetry. Oh yeah...nevermind.

2. Travelling!!! I LOVE TO TRAVEL.

 2. This picture is me in London three years ago. We were only there for ten days, give or a take one or two traveling, and it was the most brilliant thing I have ever beheld.

3. Until two summers ago, I had never been to St. Louis. Call me crazy, but I've lived in Missouri my entire life, and St. Louis was apparently just too far way. I went with a friend of mine and actually touched the Mississippi River. Not too shabby, eh?

4. I am a musical nut. I love musicals. You name it, I probably love it. Last summer I saw Wicked in Tulsa, OK, and I've also seen Phantom of the Opera live TWICE. ;)

5. Movies. Movies are my thing. I love literature, but I also feel like film is an excellent medium to study. A new favorite of mine is Cloud Atlas, which raises questions about life, death, and love across time and space. It is not cheesy, however, just in case you're interested.

6. I'm a gift giver. Giving people gifts makes me happy. I'm that person on Christmas who is more excited about watching people open their presents than actually opening my own!

7. I have three younger siblings. My sister is a junior at MSU and I have two younger brothers, ages 17 and 14. They attend school at Logan-Rogersville.

8. Pins. I am an amateur pin collector, but I'm afraid to lose them, so I only use them to decorate and not actually to put on my bags or lanyard. What's the point, then? Well, I'm not quite sure.

9. I LOVE ART. I believe that anything can be considered art, from paintings to films, architecture to literature. My best friend took this picture on our second only trip to Jeff City and I think it is quite magnificent.

10. Last month, I saw Richard Marx in concert. If you don't know who he is, it's okay. Apparently, the 80's days of soft rock and love ballads are past. But, if you want to know what songs he sings, check out the lame videos I took with my camera here.

Thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoy the blogging experience. It's going to be fun, yeah?