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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Week 1: Introduction to Hannah!

All About Hannah!

Hello People! My name is Hannah Young and I am a New Orleans born, Dallas raised, International Studies major student at the University of Oklahoma! This is my very last semester here at OU, so I'll be graduating in December after three and a half years here. I have a mom and younger sister named Avery (she's 17 and we're very close) that live in Dallas and a dad that lives in Baltimore!


(Avery and I visiting Baltimore this past Spring Break! Selfie)
I am focused on the Middle East within my college but I have a French minor. I have studied the language for 7 years and am nearly fluent, so I figured why not! Sometimes I wish I took Arabic and then I think, hmm bettah not (Pitch Perfect reference I hope you caught). I love going to school in Oklahoma. The pace, scenery, and people are all fantabulous and my experience here has been one to remember for eternity. 
(Football selfie with friends!)
Unfortunately, I do not plan on doing anything with my major. I am on the fast track to becoming a teacher right now! I was on the road to becoming a CIA officer, but due to the fact that I am incredibly tall and have a couple tattoos, I could not be admitted (CIA Officers need to be average looking [shorter than I am] and have no identifiable marks on them). 

Speaking of teaching, this past summer I was a 7th grade Social Studies teacher in Austin, Texas for summer school and I absolutely loved it! It confirmed my career path for me. I am waiting to hear from Teach for America to see if I'll be teaching with them starting in June! Fingers crossed, I move to New Orleans or Austin for that. I live just by the Duck Pond here in Norman in a house with two roommates. I have two dogs (a mix of Chihuahua and Boston Terrier and a Maltese) named Vino and Barkley ! 
(My first class of students! I miss them all so much.)
I studied abroad last year in Vichy, France and loved everything about that experience, so maybe I'll teach English there one day and be able to use my French! During the trip, I was also able to spend a lot of time in Germany, Austria, and Italy. Best summer of my life. 

(This is me cartwheeling across Europe! No lame posed pictures! Photo credits to Alissa Lindsey :])

I also am the Director of Childcare and Youth and Children's Ministries Associate for First Presbyterian Church Norman, so that job keeps me pretty preoccupied. I am a happy-go-lucky girl with spunk for life!

(Me hiking the Arbuckles! So pretty out there! Photo credits to Alec Forbes)