Hometown: Clemmons, NC

Michigan State University
Graduate Student - Journalism

I am pursuing my master's degree in journalism and hope to complete the program in 2002. I live in Lansing with my Norwegian Elkhound, Bailey.

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996 where I earned a B.A. in Journalism with a concentration in advertising. After graduating from UNC, I worked as an account executive for a newspaper and also as a marketing manager for an industrial automation company.

The offer of the position as the teacher's assistant for this trip came as a late surprise to me! Having no special plans for the summer, I was happy to commit myself to the program.

I have close friends who have lived in Australia, and I look forward to getting my own look at the country.