自我介绍

I grew up in the coastal town of Rockland, Maine. After graduating high school I joined the US Navy, where I was trained as an electrical-mechanical and computer technician. After the military I entered college, studying psychology. I worked for a number of years in the mental health field, but gradually shifted into teaching environmental education and guiding educational wilderness trips. In 1998 I decided to more formally shift to teaching as a career, and entered graduate school for middle school education, with an emphasis on social studies. In 2003 I accepted a teaching position at Colegio Los Nogales, in Bogota, Colombia. I greatly enjoyed Colombia. I became a resident and made many friends. In 2011 I helped to found a non-profit organization, Amazon Pueblo, which helps indigenous people of the Colombian Amazon to improve their lives through sustainable, socially conscious business. I currently am an administrator and technology integrator at the Seton School in Camden, Maine. This, combined with the Amazon project, keeps me busy. I also enjoy travel, collecting rocks and mineral, reading, and studying. My favorite food is pizza. I like classic and alternative rock music.