My First Blog!

Hello!

I've been thinking about starting a blog for a long time now. I'm glad this classed pushed me to do it! At first I just thought they were for stay at home moms who want to scrapbook their family life, but I now see the benefits of blogging for one and all!

About me, I am from Draper, Utah. I graduated from Alta High School in 2002. I then went to BYU-Idaho and stayed in Rexburg till I received my mission call on Aug 30, 2005 to serve in the Knoxville Tennessee Mission. Serving a mission was the best decision I ever made! Now I am a transfer student here at BYU and I LOVE it. I was hesitant because of BYU's size and rigor, but I've enjoyed every semester. Now that I am on my last two semesters of classes, I look forward to being a teacher next year! I'm glad I never have to give up that "back to school" feeling.

My whole goal as a teacher is to help children learn how to learn. There is no way I can teach them everything there is to know, but I hope to fuel their desire to learn and understand the world around them. I hope they will enjoy the process of learning (ie study, effort, mistakes, motivation, and persistence).

Attached are some pictures from this summer. I learned how to fly fish, traveled to Mexico, shot guns, saw Jack Johnson in concert, went to Lagoon, floated the Snake River in Jackson Hole, and went golfing. Fun memories.