Author Archives: daniellasarci

Since the spring, my interests have been able to develop into real plans. Originally, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with what I was interested in, but after completing the TEFL program I know I want to focus on linguistics.My CapStone will be studying English as a global langage. I want toContinue reading “Bringing it all Together”

My experience this summer was definitely different than what I had expected. When I first picked the TEFL program for my summer experience, I thought it would be just like taking another summer class but I was surprised about how hands-on the experience really was. I worked one on one with more people than expectedContinue reading “My Summer Experience”

Even though I am still on the FSU campus, my cultural environment has changed so much from being here during their regular Fall and Spring semester. Throughout the year the campus was filled with thousands of students and during this six week program, it has been a ghost town. The one place however that hasContinue reading “My Cultural Enviornment”

In my TEFL community at FSU, a sense of solidarity  is found in everyone’s interests in American culture. During this program, I have met so many people from continents all over the world and all of them come from different backgrounds and world cultures. The one thing everyone had in common was the interest andContinue reading “Solidarity in my Community”

Over the past couple weeks, I definitely have gotten myself in a good routine. I like to do my class observations on Monday mornings and then give myself a few hours to go home and eat before I come back to campus for tutoring. On Tuesday’s I schedule my tutoring from 2 to 3 soContinue reading “A week in life at FSU in the summer”

Being in Tallahassee still, I haven’t had to adjust to many structural inequalities. One thing that did take some getting used to was the CIES student I am tutoring. Going into this, I expected to be working with students my age and even students who are younger, so, when I signed up to do tutoring,Continue reading “Getting Used to TEFL”

Since my summer experience is here at FSU, I did not have to adjust too much to being in Tallahassee. One thing I am having to get used to is being here without having much to do. While my TEFL class keeps me busy, it isn’t the same as having a regular class schedule everyContinue reading “Starting TEFL”

Hi everyone! My name is Daniella and I am in my second year at FSU and was born and grew up in New Jersey. I am double majoring in Psychology and International Affairs and minoring in Italian. Over the summer I will be staying at FSU completeing the TEFL program through the Center of IntensiveContinue reading “Hey! I am Daniella!”