Education
Bachelor of Arts, English
Eastern Connecticut State University.
Through diverse course studies, I learned how to read situations, interpret details, evaluate competing points of view, form insightful questions, and solve problems.
In 2011 I submitted my Thesis: Place, Placeless, and Non-Place in Jim Jarmusch’s Filmic Landscape. Shortly after graduation I had a chance meeting with Jim Jarmusch, and I had the opportunity to see my thesis put into action in ways I could have never anticipated.
Certificiate of Advanced Foreign Language Application
University of Connecticut
This program paired courses conducted in English with foreign language discussion groups to further explore course themes in the context of a foreign language. I attended Humanities, Science, and Linguistics courses in German and French.
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
American Field Service Ambassadorship
I participated in the CBYX program as a youth ambassador to Germany from the United States. It was a year long full immersion program in which I lived with a family and participated in educational, cultural, and civic events, including receptions and meetings with U.S. and German government officials. Over the course of the program I became fluent in German and forged life long friendships.
A+ Certification
American National Standards Institute
A+ certification represents entry-level competency as a computer technician and is a vendor neutral certification that covers various technologies and operating systems. I earned my good-for-life A+ Certification in 2005.
Languages
English
English is my native language.
I speak English with a non-colloquial American English accent. I am able to write with extreme versatility for any audience.
German
I speak and write German fluently.
I can communicate in German on literary, socio-political, cultural, and scientific topics.
French
I speak and write conversational French.
I can express myself adequately in familiar, everyday situations and am able to read and understand simple texts.