TE 823- Getting to Know Lisa

After graduating from MSU with a Bachelor's in Spanish (with a minor in English) and completing my year-long student teaching internship at Everett High School in Lansing, MI, I followed my heart to Madrid Spain. I spent three wonderful years teaching English both to children in a private academy and to adults through in-company classes. I also took advantage of living in Europe to travel as much as possible, and was able to check quite a few things off of my "must do" list.  As much as I loved living in Spain, my husband wasn't willing to commit to being a full-time madrileño, so we compromised by moving somewhere warmer than Michigan, but closer to home than Europe: North Carolina. For the past year I taught Spanish I & II to 9-12 graders in the Charlotte area. Despite being much better prepared than most beginning teachers, I still found it a challenging, time-consuming job. I enjoyed it nonetheless and am looking forward to another year at the same school. I am keeping busy this summer by coaching cheerleading, taking online Master's classes, planning a trip to visit friends and family in Spain and Germany, running, cooking, and doing all the other things I didn't have time to do during the school year!