我在芝加哥大学获得了英语和哲学学士学位，在那里我是辩论队的活跃成员。后来，我搬到了波士顿(我家来自新英格兰)。当我为社区报纸自由撰稿时，我以实验室技术员的身份养活自己。1989年，我搬到了亚特兰大，我的家人住在那里。我曾是乔治亚州克拉克、格温内特、迪卡尔布和卡罗尔县的一名社会工作者，在那里我广泛地与拉丁裔、越南裔、波斯尼亚裔和索马里裔社区合作。我做了很多教英语的志愿者工作，我非常喜欢这段经历，所以我决定攻读研究生学位，并打算成为一名教师。我被佛罗里达州立大学理科历史与哲学硕士项目录取了;我专注于生物学和宗教史。在那里，我协助教授历史和电影课程，做客座讲座，组织和教授写作研讨会，并在个人基础上辅导学生写作和历史。我喜欢我在FSU的教学经历，因为它让我把我对历史的兴趣和写作结合起来。 My students reported that as their writing improved, their academic performance improved in all their classes-- even in the sciences. I think the ability to write well cultivates skills that can be transferred to nearly any discipline. After I received my M.A., I returned to Atlanta to stay with my father, and plan to apply to the library science program at Valdosta State University. I enjoy teaching British and American literature, especially poetry, but my great love is history and the teaching of writing. I love reading and currently have several writing projects I am working on. I used to lift weights fairly seriously, and I am trying to get back into it.