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I am from a rather large city in Central Florida, that most people have never heard of. I have six siblings, five of which still live there. I came all the way to Upstate not just for the notable Education Program, but also because I am a member of the University's Women's Soccer program. This is my senior year, and I have been at USC Upstate since I started college in the Fall of 2015. Learning to be a teacher is something that I find both exciting and challenging. I look forward to learning all that I possibly can while I am a part of the education program in hopes to be more than well prepared to mentor and educate all of my future students.

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Typically the first thing I get asked after somebody finding out how many siblings I have is somewhere along the lines of, "are they all your real siblings?" The answer is YES and none of us were adopted either; though I have an unofficial 7th sibling who we count as part of the family. He is from Ethiopia and is as a part of my family as I am.
My parents are still happily married, there are no twins and we are not Catholic or Mormon. Though my family does not fit into many of the stereotypes held by larger families, we were in fact homeschooled. I was homeschooled from kindergarten through 7th grade, and completed 8th-12th grade in a public school.
My oldest two siblings are married, so I do have one brother in law and one sister in law. My sister and her husband have two BEAUTIFUL daughters, and my brother and his wife are expecting their son in November!

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My Portrait Poem