Biography

Hello! My Name is Brandee Oliver and I am a senior (FINALLY!!). I am a secondary Math Ed major and I can't wait to get out there and start my career. It was in my freshman year of high school that I realized that I had a deep desire to be a math teacher; from that point on I have been striving to meet my goal. In doing so, I did running start and graduated from Columbia Basin College on a Friday night and graduated with my high school diploma on the following Saturday night. I am originally from Garden City, Kansas and moved to Kennewick, WA three weeks before entering high school. After graduating from Kennewick High School in 2005 I decided to venture to Langley, British Columbia to attend Trinity Western University. After a semester of amazing culture and socialization I realized that TWU was not the school for me. After a semester of regrouping back in Kennewick, I moved up to EWU to finish my degree.

Enough with the boring stuff...I mean, my education background! I love life and love living everyday to my fullest potential (even if it means only getting 4 hours of sleep!) Speaking of lack of sleep, I am the Bookkeeper for Yoke's Fresh Market in Airway Heights so I go to work every morning at 330 am so I can get my bookkeeping done before I go to school everyday. I love my job and all the number crunching; however, my true passion is relaying my excitement and love of math to the numerous students I encounter everyday. I am adventurous and have a list of the various things I HAVE to do before I die: go bungee jumping, backpack Europe, hike the Grand Canyon. I love traveling and have been to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and most recently Guatemala. I hope to someday travel to Africa to and do volunteer work in the orphanages and pack a few little ones in my suitcase to sneak home!

I come off a bit shy at first; however, I love meeting new people and having in depth, intellectual conversations. I am hoping for a great quarter which will bring me one quarter closer to fully spreading my wings.
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