Raising and homeschooling a large family, managing a co-op school, working in a commercial kitchen, and other jobs have all helped train my brain to function on multiple levels simultaneously. I also, for fifteen years until her passing, cared for my profoundly disabled eldest daughter, meeting all of her many physical and medical needs while also raising and educating her five siblings.

I genuinely love people. It is difficult to say which job of mine I have loved the most because, for me, the people always make the job. Whether that involved children or the elderly, people of any walk of life or nationality, I always find common cause and build rapport.

Because of my parent's teachings and living the first half of my life overseas, I have encountered and feel comfortable around people from all across the globe, from all socio-economic backgrounds, and who practice any religion.

At one point in time, I was conversationally fluent in German, Italian, and Spanish. Learning languages has always come fairly easily to me. Currently, I am teaching myself Scottish Gaelic. If language ability would help in a job I am offered, I would diligently apply myself to that task.

I am slowly, as work and family allow, working towards a degree in history. Research and writing are things about which I am passionate. Whether the need is a concise technical report or a more emotive blog piece --- or anything in between --  I enjoy any opportunity to write.

I have built three websites on Wix, each with a unique design and different features: this digital CV, a whole-book homeschooling site, and an unpublished site that might serve as a business plan one day for the cafe/youth hostel I dream of opening.

Recently, I began dabbling in SEO on my homeschooling website's Instagram. I have also made a list of different posting strategies to implement. I had to take a break due to increased work commitments, but I was amazed by how quickly and easily I built traffic. While there are definitely better job candidates out there for a job that does only social media, I feel it is an added something I could bring to the table in many job situations.

I love teaching and would like to do so on the university level one day. I have taught English to Korean diplomats in Seoul; job skills in hotel, retail and restaurant environments; vocal and theater skills to adults and kids; and every subject under the sun to students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Every day, I learn new things, and I share that passion for lifelong learning with everyone I meet in every setting.

Never one to stand around, I am generally the one who finds what needs doing and gets on with it. If I need help, I ask, as doing a quality job is important to me. I am easily motivated because I enjoy a good challenge and am unlikely to get discouraged or overwhelmed. Easy and "boring" tasks I tend to dispatch quickly in order to free up time for creativity in another task.

Leadership fascinates me. It is such a living thing. I have worked with some outstanding leaders whom I have then consciously emulated in my turn. I both enjoy working under great leaders and feel that I have learned to become a strong leader myself. I am comfortable leading both when appointed and when there is a situation that calls for someone to step up and step into the breach.