11th Graders' Profiles
Katie Dillion
Hello! I'm Katie, I'm in eleventh grade and I'm 16 years old. I love interacting with people I don't know, and making lasting and meaningful connections. I believe that sharing culture is valuable and essential to one's education, and language is the gateway to culture exchange. When I travelled to China freshman year, I was thrown into a culture and language that I had never imagined exist, yet I fell in love with it. I became hungry for international news, friendships, and projects. Creating and teaching lessons for Lingo Online has been my passion since its inception. I have made friends with my students in Peru and Korea, and hope to meet many more on my language journey. This summer I will be going to Peru for a school service trip and I am looking forward to the Spanish language immersion I will experience. I want to return to China as soon as I can to stay for an extended period of time and learn more of the language. I am also teaching myself Korean and I have a desire to travel to South Korea that stemmed from listening to the stories of my students. I also have a blog "Got Seoul" which focuses on Korean culture, language, and current issues. I hope to post on it more frequently throughout the year with synopsis of the interesting discussions I have with my students. I am always looking for international pen pals, so feel free to contact me!
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