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2016 Obtained Master’s degree in Chinese Language from the University of Hawaiʻi
2015 Became Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Tier 1 Registered Interpreter
2014-2015 Tutored Mandarin Chinese language learners
2009-2012 Served as a volunteer translator for WatchingAmerica.com
2009 Obtained Associate's degree in Indonesian Language
2008-2014 Served as a Navy linguist
2007-2008 Edited translated documents at Wescon Controls Shanghai, Inc.
2004-2006 Taught English in China
2000-2002 Studied Chinese at Xi'an Jiaotong University
2000 Obtained Bachelor's degree from Eureka College
My going to China to study the language after college was initially meant to be a one-year adventure. I expected that learning a language with tones and characters and experiencing a culture vastly different from small town Illinois where I grew up would be challenging.
What I did not expect was how exhilarating it would be to feel completely out of my element while being forced to find a way to communicate. I found myself looking forward to not knowing what to expect. By the end of my second year in China, the language, the culture and the people exposed a passion I did not know I had.
One year turned into six. Now, fifteen years later I am taking my first steps as a freelance interpreter and translator. It is a privilege to do what I love. I look forward to what the next fifteen years hold!
