My name is Megan McCann and I grew up in Keizer, Oregon. I went to Keizer
Elementary, Whiteaker Middle School, and McNary High School before
heading off to college at Western Oregon University. There I got my degree
in Elementary Education and my Oregon teaching license. I focused on
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). After that, I
went to Gonzaga University up in Spokane, Washington--you've probably
heard of their great basketball team, but that's not why I went :) I'm in
a special program that is connected with the Peace Corps, called the Peace
Corps Masters International (PCMI) program. So, this means that I have
taken classes for my Masters degree, and now I'm serving in the Peace Corps
in Nicaragua to teach English to complete my degree. The Peace Corps is a
program that was started by former President John F. Kennedy. He asked
college students to serve their country by working to help other countries
in need, representing the USA in a good way. The first goal of Peace Corps
is to assist people in other countries in a way that will allow them to build
skills so they can continue the work after volunteers leave (sustainable development); the next goal is to be a good representative of the US in other countries to show those people that US citizens are kind and helpful; the last
goal of Peace Corps is to show US citizens what other cultures are really like,
more than the strange things you might see on TV, but real people who work,
andhave families. That last goal is the one that I'll be working on with you.
I hope to give you an insider's opinion into what Nicaragua and the wonderful
people who live here are like. Please send me any questions you have and
I'll try to answer them as best as I can. Can't wait to hear from you all!
Megan :)