My Life

By Ms. Anders

As a child……

• Lived in Malaysia from the age 3-5.

• Lived in Paraguay for next three years

• In Quebec, Canada for my second grade (all French!)

Education….• St. Lawrence University, New York• Double majors: International

government and French Literature• Study abroad at University of

Strasbourg, France• Masters in Education at the Towson

University in Maryland (next to DC)• Continuing to read and take classes

until I die!

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TRAVEL

You have a choice on how you spend your money:

• Buy STUFF (nice car, nice house)- Material things….year salary on a wedding!

OR• Memories and learning more about the world

you live in.

Travel and stay a while…

• During college: France for a year to study at University of Strasbourg

• After college: New Zealand to work as a horse guide into the national forest

• Peace Corps- US Gov.- State Dept. - Mali (in West Africa)

• Three weeks during summers: Spain, Portugal, Mexico

• Next….. India? China? :)

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By going abroad (to other countries)

• You learn about how and WHY other cultures do things the way they do.

• Understanding people who have different traditions than you do.

• Explore and discover new foods, customs, traditions, music, and systems.

Why learn about other countries?

• The United States has emerged from them and effects them dramatically!

• We are a major GLOBAL player on this planet (economically, politically, and evironmentally).

• Mostly… because by REALLY studying how we fit in with the rest of the world, you can BETTER appreciate and understand who we as Americans are!

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Max

Kaya and max tea party

Max tea party

Max and Kaya hugging

Max at Piano

Me and the kids

Becky, Charlie and baby Abby

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What event or events in your life have made you who you

are today?Think about: People (and their advice) who have influenced

you…Difficult or challenging events that you have

learned from…Exciting events that effected you….. Something you have seen or witnessed that

made you see things from a new perspective…