About Ms. G

In Hong Kong...YMCA!

Hello Everyone! Thanks for checking out this page and I appreciate you taking the time to get to know me. Since, I expect you to share and let me into your life, then I will have to let you into mine!

Most of you know about my family, have wished my mom a happy birthday or called to check in on my grandmother. I have a large Italian family, who is slightly crazy, but I adore them and am extremely close to them. I grew up in Springfield, MA and spent my adolescence and high school in Enfield, CT. I started my college experience at Southern Connecticut State University and eventually transferred and graduated from Fairfield University with a B.A in English and a Secondary School Certification. I will be attending UMASS Boston in the Spring to earn my M.Ed.

Trying to play drums with my South African friend, Vuyo

I was really nervous about getting a job right after I graduated. Since I love to travel, I enrolled in a teach-abroad program in near Cape Town, South Africa. I taught grades 9-12 in a township called Kayamandi and traveled around Southern Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. I have so many wonderful stories from this experience and I try to incorporate them into our lessons.

After South Africa, I came back to the U.S. and began teaching and coaching soccer in Shelton, CT. I needed a change of scenery, so I moved up to Boston and got a job here at Boston Latin Academy.

In Rome at the Colosseum, July 2010

Today, I coach JV girl’s basketball and am looking forward to another winning season! I hope to see you at try-outs or to show your school spirit at our home games! I do offer extra credit, just as Agron. Additionally, I have run the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) which is a support and advocacy group for LGBTQ students and their allies. We do several events each year which help to raise awareness and create a more tolerant environment at BLA.

In addition to Southern Africa, I have traveled to England, Hong Kong, ran student service trips to Mexico and I drove cross country twice. I have traveled to Spain twice and have ran with the bulls in Pamplona in July of 2009. I was also a 2010 Fund for Teachers fellow and earned a grant to travel to Europe to study the Holocaust. This experience allowed me to travel to Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Rome. In Summer of 2011, I celebrated my birthday in South America. There, I started my trek from Lima, Peru, hiked Machu Picchu and ended my journey in La Paz, Bolivia. Also, I am honored to be able to bring my experiences back to the classroom.

Nevada!!

I also have a dog, whom I talk about all the time! While traveling across the country, I took a bathroom break at a rest stop in Nevada and found this little tiny puppy in the women’s room.  So, I put her in the car, took her home and named her Nevada. Seven years later, she is a part of my family and I love her so much! Isn’t she adorable??

I live in Boston and in my free time, I run. A lot. I also box. Not girly kick boxing, but like put on some gloves and hit things. I am also toying with the idea of training for a competition.  As you have read, being active is a necessity in my life.

So, if you have any additional questions, just let me know! I have a pretty interesting life and have lived in several places all over the world. I am also interested in learning more about you too! So, let’s chat!!

 

 

Hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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