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State College, Pennsylvania Area United States

Instructor at Penn State University

Education

"To be nobody but yourself--in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else--means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." E.E. Cummings. When I first read this it became clear to me that I have been fighting this battle for a long time. In making decisions that affect my future, I have often compromised between my wants and needs and the wants and needs of others. This has led me to feel adrift, hollow and unfulfilled. That is until I made the decision to return to public service, specifically teaching. As an Assistant Lecturer at a local community college I am able to effect change in my students. To bring th...