
In fall 2008, I began to study Koine Greek as an 11-year-old home schooler. Then over the next few years, I added some basic Hebrew, Latin, and German. When I was 16 years old, I had published my own translation of the Greek Gospels in chronological order, called As Jesus Walked: The Four Gospels In One, published in fall 2013. I updated this in 5 subsequent editions.
In summer of 2019, I was inspired to learn how to teach classical languages to younger children. I had realized how blessed I was to have started to study Koine Greek at age 11 and Hebrew at age 13. My goal was to establish more of a trend in teaching younger kids classical languages to a higher level sooner. My only hurdle at the time was that I had dropped out of college not once but twice due to unlucky circumstances and was working the summer in a factory. But I was determined to return to college and get a degree in classics since this was the area of my God-given talent. So, that is what I did. At 22 years old, I returned to the University as a full-time student while working nights full-time as a Youth Care Worker for a state detention facility for teenagers.
Then 4.5 years later, I graduated from the University of Evansville with my BA and felt blessed to have finally achieved my goal. While in the University, I started working with home schooling families on Zoom. I now have 10 students, aged 8 through 18. It is my 4th school year teaching on Zoom.
This fall semester at UK, I am a TA assisting Dr. Brusuelas in his Church History class (CLA 191, Christianity, Culture and Society), Dr. Leite with Legal Terminology, and Dr. Manning in Latin 102.
Graduate Certificate in Linguistic Context of the Bible from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, fall 2023
Additional Certifications of Achievement in the first 5 levels of Modern Hebrew by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, spring 2024
- Modern & Classical Languages Literatures & Cultures
- Classics