CURRENT MISSION

Travel throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia, learn to play the dulcimer, and keep up with the laundry

ABOUT ME

Grew up on a farm in rural Michigan, went to college, and joined the Peace Corps. Spent two wonderful years teaching English in Ukraine. Came back to the US to get my MA TESOL degree, and now teach at a university. When I'm not teaching (or while my students are taking a quiz), I'm plotting and planning my next trip.

Interests

reading, piano, European-style board games, Russian film, baking, learning to play the dulcimer

• baking
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• piano

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: North and South, Lady Jane, Walk the Line, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, The Princess Bride

Music: Over the Rhine, the Duhks, Краеугольный Камень, Johnny Cash, the Wailin' Jennys, Rich Mullins, Sara Groves, the Civil Wars, Andrew Peterson, Haytana

Authors: Jane Austen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Lauren F. Winner, Chaim Potok, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Latvia, Poland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States