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Fulbright Teacher Exchange

I was born and raised in a small town in rural Alabama, "y'all" is in my daily vocabulary and I can't understand why more green things aren't fried, it really makes everything better.  I listen to country music and my first car was actually a pick-up truck.  I loved growing up in the country.  However, I am also very thankful that my parents instilled in me a love of travel and gave me many opportunities to visit other places and learn about other cultures.  Traveling, in my opinion, gives me a greater tolerance for differences. After a wonderful high school experience at Indian Springs School, a school that truly taught worldly views and acceptance of others, I attended Auburn University, where I never once doubted my major.  I had wanted to be a teacher for as long as I could remember, well other than those times that I thought I could make it as a professional singer and/or dancer.  Teaching had always been a passion of mine: the opportunity to work wi...