Teaching in Vietnam
I’m passionate about technology and education. I spent a few years working for the non-profit “Education for The Poor”(EFTP) while completing my B.A. in Business Economics at the University of California, Irvine. While volunteering for EFTP, I focused my energy on expanding EFTP’s community of volunteers and spent my summers teaching English in Vietnam.
What started selfishly as a way to travel the world and photograph the beauty of the Vietnamese countryside transformed me. Not only was I making a direct impact on my student’s future well being through education - I was also sharing my culture with them in a way that so many people around the world are not fortunate enough to have the luxury of experiencing. EFTP’s students welcomed me as a foreigner with open arms, immersed me in their culture and widened my perspective in a way that was unexpected. The ability to make a lasting impact on someone’s life is more rewarding than any paycheck. This is what motivates me, the ability to make a tangible difference in someone’s life - be it through working on a collaborative team at work or improving the experience of customers for the product I’m supporting. I’m passionate about every project I work on!