When I was an undergraduate and planning a career in politics, I had several internships that allowed for observation and involvement with the economics of the democratic process. I decided to become a teacher, instead, and have planned ever since to be able to teach at a university level. Along the way I have learned how to teach first, and am now working on how to research at the highest level.

I moved to Brazil in 1996 and began teaching ESL. I have taught and tutored at several le...