Vanessa: The '50 Books' challenge wouldn't normally be a challenge for me (I'm a fast reader) but I'll be teaching college for the first time in January, starting to work on my thesis and reading from my comp exam book list to take the exam in April so it's going to be rough-going in the beginning for me. Also, I've found myself increasingly impatient with literature - I'm not sure what's going on there but it kind of upsets me. The last amazing book I read was Kurt Vonnegut - Galapagos, right before school started 16 weeks ago. You'll notice me reading a lot of him as we go through this - I want to work through his catalogue and while I originally thought I'd focus mainly on classics, I think instead, I'm just going to focus on allowing myself to enjoy literature again…
I obtained a BA in English Literature from FSU, and in 2007, I was accepted into the MFA program at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. I completed 18 credit hours before coming to UCF to work on an MA in Rhetoric and Composition. Someday, I would like to join the Peace Corps and teach college writing in another country.
Despite that my path is always evolving, my main destination has remained the same for as long as I can remember - writing, guiding others to write, helping others to cope/celebrate/process/understand life via writing practice, fostering the creative spirit, making a difference - one word at a time - as a writer and as a human being.
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