My primary career goal is to work with educators around the …show more content…
After university I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya where I taught in two local schools, facilitated adult teambuilding/leadership training, worked on youth malaria education, facilitated HIV/AIDS education, taught life skills, coached youth sports and much more. I loved my time in Peace Corps and not a day passes where I don’t think about my friends, my students, my host families and my fellow teachers. When I joined I thought of Peace Corps as pause from “normal” life, which would resume, upon my completion. Little did I know that my life would be forever changed and after returning this has fueled my drive to use education as the medium to be the change I wish to see in the …show more content…
After gaining some experience I see myself developing my own programs, pursuing my doctorate, and going to places where the need is greatest. This way I may teach others to teach, and above all else to continue practicing my trade. As long as I am in the field of education I am certain everyday will be a joy because I am doing what I love. My purpose in applying to the University of Pittsburgh is to obtain the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to impact the world of education and subsequently the world as a whole in a positive