I am a recent graduate of the University of Kansas majoring in Speech- Language - Hearing with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures with a focus in the Mandarin language. I have years of experience and a passion for working with people of all ages who have special needs. I worked most summers as a paraprofessional at the school district. During this job I worked with high school students with differing abilities and needs. I also volunteered at KU's Language Acquisition Preschool working to create fun play activities to elicit speech and language learning for children with language delays or disabilities. I also had the wonderful experience working as a student clinician at KU's Schiefelbush clinic providing speech therapy for adult stoke patients. I have learned immensely from these people and experiences and want to continue to learn and grow as a caretaker and as a human being.