TE818- Introducing Lisa

After graduating from MSU with a Bachelor's in Spanish (and 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. I am currently in my second year teaching Spanish at a high school in the Charlotte area. While I still find my job challenging and time-consuming, I'm having a very different experience in my second year. I hope that some of the reason for that difference is that I'm applying what I'm learning in my Master's courses. In addition to teaching, I coach cheerleading, and try to find time for my personal interests like running, cooking, and reading.