School Days I spent the first 18 years of my life living in the same house in the town of Portage la Prairie. My interest in music began in Grade 3 with a teacher who constantly had her guitar out and incorporated music into the classroom. I grew up watching my older brother and sister perform in amazing musicals and knew right away that I wanted to do the same thing. I started performing in our elementary drama club and took my first guitar lesson in Grade 6. I then decided that my real love was singing and took voice lessons from Grade 7 on. My favourite school subject was always english as I love reading and creating unique projects and interpretations. I have always loved the creative side of school as I love the process of creating something uniquely my own. While sports were never my strong suit, I enjoyed playing soccer in junior high. In high school I performed in both concert and jazz choir, as well as in all of the drama productions, and toured with the Central Manitoba Youth Choir my Grade 12 year.
 |  Grown Up After high school, I moved to Brandon, Mb to begin my Bachelor of Arts at Brandon University. After initially contemplating the nursing program, I concluded that a profession in teaching gave me all of the qualities that I find most important in a career- purposeful, constantly changing, creating meaningful relationships, challenging and creative, and an opportunity to include all of the things that I love- drama, music, reading- what more can you ask for in a job! I decided to major in English and minor in Drama, as those have always been subjects that I enjoy. After two years of University, I decided that I needed to get out and see the world. I decided to take a year off of school and my best friend and I set out for Europe with our backpacks. Travel has always been a love of mine as my parents started taking us on trips at a young age. We began by exploring Canada with our camper and then moved onto further destinations. I love learning about culture and different ways of life. After cramming 10 different countries into two months, many amazing experiences and lots of life lessons, I came home and proceeded to work 3 jobs for the rest of the year to save up for school. I finished my Bachelor of Arts the following year and applied for the Education program. I am currently in the first year of my Bachelor of Education at Brandon Univeristy in the early years stream. I cannot wait to have a classroom of my own where I can inspire a love of learning and creativity. |
