a little about me...

hi everyone!

a little bit about myself.  let's see....i was born and raised in roseville, ca.  roseville used to be a small suburb of sacramento, but now it has grown into quite a little city.  i loved the small town feel of roseville when i was growing up.  both of my parents grew up there, so it seemed like EVERYBODY knew of my family.  it was kinda cool, but sometimes i just wanted to get away, which is one of the reasons i ended up in oregon.  the other reason would be from softball.  i started playing when i was 4, competitively when i was 10.  through softball, i was able to meet the coach at willamette and get recruited by him, which is exactly how i ended up here.  i knew i wanted to get a good education and still be able to pursue my love of softball, which is exactly what i was able to do. :-).  while at willamette i found my passion in history, specifically twentieth century european history.

teaching has always been something i could see myself doing.  i have had many opportunities to work with children and young adults through coaching softball, and i would like to extend that farther into teaching.  i am planning on teaching high school social studies, as well as coaching.  i have not completely ruled out teaching middle school, but if everything works out the way i want it to, i will end up in a high school. 

in my spare time, i like to fit in as much coaching as possible.  i also enjoy curling up on the couch and diving into a good book.  i love to travel, and hope to one day be fortunate enough to travel the world and learn about local histories while i am on my journey.  i also love love love coffee.  :-).  i think that's about all i have for now for this post!