Hey, Hannah! It was great working with you in Early College and it’s nice to learn even more about you. I am an eternally curious person, so if you wouldn’t mind, could you explain why you spend more time in the bathroom than in your bed? I found that intriguing. Also, I commend you for getting through your childhood; it sounded like it was tough and I’m glad that you’ve been able to focus on staying positive. That’s really important.
Hey, Bri! It was great working with you as well! I spend more time in my bathtub than in my bed because when I feel super rotten the warm water relaxes my joints and helps me to destress. I even have an awesome bath caddy that holds my book, complete with a memory foam pillow for my neck. Thank you for your kind encouragement! :)
Ha! I did create a lot of them, yes! I also found holes my dad drilled into some of the furniture for wires and such that I was able to fill full of my little one liners.
Hey Hannah! I really enjoyed reading your biography! My questions are what books have you read lately and what books do you recommend? I am also an avid reader and love "Wuthering Heights" by Bronte as well!
Hello, sweet Allison! Oh boy! These past three weeks have been peppered with a novel a day (or two). I highly recommend "The Mighty Miss Malone" by Christopher Paul Curtis, "Out of My Mind" by Draper, "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio and "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. I compulsively buy books and many of them are great, so if you would like to discuss some more good reads let me know!
I don't know if either of you are interested in mystery novels, but if you are, you should look into Harlan Coben. He is hands down my favorite author ever, and I generally resist using "favorite" because books have such variety to offer that you can't really compare them.
Thanks for sharing about yourself! Yours was the first biography I read after submitting my own and now I feel I wasn't detailed enough! My question for you is what is your favorite genre of books? I am also an avid reader so I am curious as to your tastes, outside of Wuthering Heights.
Yours was great! I really loved learning about your educational journey. Oooh, my favorite genre of books, that is actually a hard one believe it or not! I really fall for all works of Early American Lit, nonfiction and fiction alike. I'm also a sucker for what I like to call "cake" novels, better known as chick lit, because they're nice, easy reads.
The fact that you wrote down parts of stories and poems and stuck them all over your house was precious. Do you have any of those little works left over or did they all disappear with time?
Hi, Hannah! I love books (and dogs), too! I was wondering if Emily Bronte is your favorite author since Wuthering Heights is your favorite novel, or if another author is your favorite?
Great! I am sure we will have a lot to talk about. Since Emily Bronte only wrote "Wuthering Heights" and a few poems, she is not my favorite author of all time. My favorite author is Harriet E. Wilson who penned "Our Nig." I fell in love with the text in one of my Early American Lit classes and even developed an original argument for a thesis on the work. I cannot wait to teach the text!
Thanks so much! I am sure yours will be an enjoyable read as well. I want my novel to be aimed at the middle and high school age group, so I'm definitely going to stick to young adult. I really hope to write more than one; we will see!
Hi Hannah! I enjoyed reading your autobiography and knowing that I was not the only kid who made their siblings play school. What type of novel have you thought about writing? Who would your audience be?
Hi there! I am so glad that I am not alone in forcing my sister to enjoy what I also enjoy! :)
I am probably going to write a young adult novel first since that is the age group that I hope to teach. I started a romance novel when I graduated from high school, though, so it may get finished before I write an entirely new one.
Hey Hannah, I really enjoyed reading about how you overcame your struggles and set such high goals for yourself! As a fellow reader, I would ask about your favorite books, but I see that you have already answered that (and I am definitely going to look into the books you suggested). Instead, I'd love to know what your favorite hiking location is! I've only done a little bit of hiking in the north GA area myself and would love to explore more.
Hey Casey! I hope that you enjoy reading them all as much as I did. I cannot wait to see which ones will be a good fit for our classroom libraries. :) My favorite hiking location would have to be Tallulah Gorge; however, I am partial to Sunset and Whiteside in Highlands, NC. The many waterfalls in Rabun County are certainly a treat, too!
I actually just went to Tallulah recently, it was beautiful! And amazingly, I went to the Highlands last winter break! I didn't get to do any hiking though, I'll have to take a trip up when the weather is less frigid haha
Ahhh! Both of my parents are from Highlands, which makes it a second home to me! It's HEAVEN! Cashiers is the best part of the whole town. It's so serene and quiet and in the middle of nowhere!
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Hanz! How do you think your career choice would have been affected if not for having S to boss around and play teacher to? Or, do you think you would have found someone else to play educator to? Would you possibly have chosen a different path-maybe focus on that dream of writing a novel instead of becoming and educator? (notice I made Sierra just S so that I could throw in a Gossip Girl reference)
Sav! Good questions... I did manage to make my little male cousin dress up, so I'm sure I would have forced him into getting an enhanced education if S hadn't been around. (I'm thinking he's sure glad she was in this scenario.) I didn't always want to be an educator. I actually have an entire list of things I would like to do in my life. One Dr. Katie Simon told me it was because I am too much like her: ambitious. If being an educator did not work out (or still does not in the future), my back up plan involves moving to work in personal relations and grant writing at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Hello Hannah, thanks for the comments. I hope I in some way answered some of your thoughts. I enjoyed your bio very much. I have one simple question, have you read Joyce Carol Oates? She is different than Bronte (Emily) and yet similar, and what a voice she has. Also, Alice Munro who writes a great deal of shorts that are well recognized. I never fell in love with the more classical pieces of the Bronte (Charlotte I think???) era along with those of Austen, but Oates and Munro knocked my socks off during my undergrad and are still with us and hopefully writing still as far as I know and plan to re-discover.
Hi, Joe! I really enjoyed reading about your journey and you did a very nice job of answering my question. I have read both Oates and Munro! You have good taste in literature. I understand that it is hard to fall in love with Bronte (either sister). I found a lot of solace in the writing style and that made the content all the more enjoyable! I cannot wait to talk more in class about our varied literary pursuits.
As luck would have @ the GC barnes and noble today, in that cheap novel stand on your left, right after you pass check out heading towards the stairs, there were several copies of Wuthering Heights. I purchased a copy for $4.90. I can't promise I'll read it in the very near future, but it's high on my list now I've read about the themes, along with some of those dark elements. JF
AHHH! That is so neat! I understand that it would probably be a stretch to read it while we're busy in the program, but I am so glad that you picked up a copy. Let's hope that it leaves up to the high expecations that I've set for it! Haha.
Hello dear! I want to teach middle school because I feel that middle schoolers are still excited about the learning process. I'm concerned that I'm too young to teach high school and will be trampled on because they are already so decided in their ways. I've never really thought about teaching elementary; I like my students toilet trained. Lol. Middle schoolers are just that perfect age where you still have time to make an impact and help them grow as people.
Hi Hannah! First off, what did your parents say to those teachers? Where you able to take AP classes? You know, in some schools teachers will say anything to students because they, the teachers, are miserable. With all the pressures on teachers and the schools, actions that should never take place are transpiring. I apologize for those remarks but look at how it affected you and where you are today. You made it girlie. Secondly, the competition between you and your sister was hilarious. I know at times for you it wasn’t though. I saw that you like the $3.99 bargin section of books, well, I was in the thrift store, downtown, and they have a gigantic selection of books for under $5.
Hi Sheika! Oddly enough, my parents used southern sass to deal with those teachers. They were appalled at our education system and felt that if any student wants to work hard, they should be given a fair shake. I actually did take all of the AP classes that were offered at my high school with no problem whatsoever. Thank you so much! Adversity is a great motivator! :) I will hit up the thrift stores for sure. Thanks for the heads up!
I really admire everything about you from what I know so far! I love exploring and being in nature too..so my question for you is what places around milledgeville have you found to be some of your favorite places to explore?
Thanks so much! Milledgeville doesn't have a lot to explore as I'm sure you've noted already in your time here. I highly recommend a short road trip to Juliette, GA, though. It is the hometown of The Whistle Stop Cafe from Fried Green Tomatoes and every time I visit I fall a little more in love with it. Also, a scenic walk through downtown Madison can heal what ails you. There is a recycled bookstore that I frequent often. If it is adventure that you are looking for, however, the Lockerly Arboretum is by far one of the coolest places I have ever been. Salamander Springs is really cool, too. I don't know if you've checked into either of those already or not. I also really enjoy the parks around both Lake Sinclair and Oconee. I could spend hours in those trails!
It's always upsetting to hear about the education system not assisting students, especially those with a drive to succeed. I am glad you were able to overcome it and achieve so much already! I love day hikes and nature trails and am actually going camping near Tallulah Gorge in a few weeks. Any tips? (I hate camping--bad past experiences--but made a deal with my boyfriend that for each Harry Potter book he read, I would spend a night camping. I thought it was a safe bet because he claimed to hate reading. Well, two weeks later he's on Goblet and I have to pony up!)
Thanks girl! Believe it or not, I'm not a huge fan of the camping scene either. I like to adventure and explore in the daylight and then return to the comforts of running water and my bed at night. Tallulah Gorge is utterly breathtaking! Be sure that you hike all the way down in for the full effect. The 200+ stairs back up out of that bad boy is tough, but SO worth it! I also recommend that you drive the 15ish minutes North and make your way up to Black Rock Mountain State Park. You can basically see the entire world--well my little world--from that high up and it is overwhelming! Best of luck kicking it camping! Next time, you may want to challenge your boyfriend to read Austen or something of the like and then you can negotiate running water and a bed! Haha.
Hey, Hannah! It was great working with you in Early College and it’s nice to learn even more about you. I am an eternally curious person, so if you wouldn’t mind, could you explain why you spend more time in the bathroom than in your bed? I found that intriguing. Also, I commend you for getting through your childhood; it sounded like it was tough and I’m glad that you’ve been able to focus on staying positive. That’s really important.
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DeleteHey, Bri! It was great working with you as well! I spend more time in my bathtub than in my bed because when I feel super rotten the warm water relaxes my joints and helps me to destress. I even have an awesome bath caddy that holds my book, complete with a memory foam pillow for my neck. Thank you for your kind encouragement! :)
DeleteDid you create the holes you stuffed all those napkins and small pieces of paper into? I find that quite funny, although your mom might not.
ReplyDeleteHa! I did create a lot of them, yes! I also found holes my dad drilled into some of the furniture for wires and such that I was able to fill full of my little one liners.
DeleteHey Hannah! I really enjoyed reading your biography! My questions are what books have you read lately and what books do you recommend? I am also an avid reader and love "Wuthering Heights" by Bronte as well!
ReplyDeleteHello, sweet Allison! Oh boy! These past three weeks have been peppered with a novel a day (or two). I highly recommend "The Mighty Miss Malone" by Christopher Paul Curtis, "Out of My Mind" by Draper, "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio and "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. I compulsively buy books and many of them are great, so if you would like to discuss some more good reads let me know!
DeleteI don't know if either of you are interested in mystery novels, but if you are, you should look into Harlan Coben. He is hands down my favorite author ever, and I generally resist using "favorite" because books have such variety to offer that you can't really compare them.
DeleteThanks for sharing about yourself! Yours was the first biography I read after submitting my own and now I feel I wasn't detailed enough! My question for you is what is your favorite genre of books? I am also an avid reader so I am curious as to your tastes, outside of Wuthering Heights.
ReplyDeleteYours was great! I really loved learning about your educational journey. Oooh, my favorite genre of books, that is actually a hard one believe it or not! I really fall for all works of Early American Lit, nonfiction and fiction alike. I'm also a sucker for what I like to call "cake" novels, better known as chick lit, because they're nice, easy reads.
DeleteThe fact that you wrote down parts of stories and poems and stuck them all over your house was precious. Do you have any of those little works left over or did they all disappear with time?
ReplyDeleteThank you! Honestly, every now and then when I "clean" my room, I find a few. My closet is the worst because no one looks in it.
DeleteHi, Hannah! I love books (and dogs), too! I was wondering if Emily Bronte is your favorite author since Wuthering Heights is your favorite novel, or if another author is your favorite?
ReplyDeleteGreat! I am sure we will have a lot to talk about. Since Emily Bronte only wrote "Wuthering Heights" and a few poems, she is not my favorite author of all time. My favorite author is Harriet E. Wilson who penned "Our Nig." I fell in love with the text in one of my Early American Lit classes and even developed an original argument for a thesis on the work. I cannot wait to teach the text!
DeleteEnjoyed reading your autobiography! In what genre do you plan on writing your novel?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I am sure yours will be an enjoyable read as well. I want my novel to be aimed at the middle and high school age group, so I'm definitely going to stick to young adult. I really hope to write more than one; we will see!
DeleteHi Hannah! I enjoyed reading your autobiography and knowing that I was not the only kid who made their siblings play school.
ReplyDeleteWhat type of novel have you thought about writing? Who would your audience be?
Hi there! I am so glad that I am not alone in forcing my sister to enjoy what I also enjoy! :)
ReplyDeleteI am probably going to write a young adult novel first since that is the age group that I hope to teach. I started a romance novel when I graduated from high school, though, so it may get finished before I write an entirely new one.
Hey Hannah, I really enjoyed reading about how you overcame your struggles and set such high goals for yourself! As a fellow reader, I would ask about your favorite books, but I see that you have already answered that (and I am definitely going to look into the books you suggested). Instead, I'd love to know what your favorite hiking location is! I've only done a little bit of hiking in the north GA area myself and would love to explore more.
ReplyDeleteHey Casey! I hope that you enjoy reading them all as much as I did. I cannot wait to see which ones will be a good fit for our classroom libraries. :) My favorite hiking location would have to be Tallulah Gorge; however, I am partial to Sunset and Whiteside in Highlands, NC. The many waterfalls in Rabun County are certainly a treat, too!
DeleteI actually just went to Tallulah recently, it was beautiful! And amazingly, I went to the Highlands last winter break! I didn't get to do any hiking though, I'll have to take a trip up when the weather is less frigid haha
DeleteAhhh! Both of my parents are from Highlands, which makes it a second home to me! It's HEAVEN! Cashiers is the best part of the whole town. It's so serene and quiet and in the middle of nowhere!
DeleteI tried to comment on this and I don't think it actually worked. Take two!
ReplyDeleteHanz! How do you think your career choice would have been affected if not for having S to boss around and play teacher to? Or, do you think you would have found someone else to play educator to? Would you possibly have chosen a different path-maybe focus on that dream of writing a novel instead of becoming and educator? (notice I made Sierra just S so that I could throw in a Gossip Girl reference)
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Sav! Good questions... I did manage to make my little male cousin dress up, so I'm sure I would have forced him into getting an enhanced education if S hadn't been around. (I'm thinking he's sure glad she was in this scenario.) I didn't always want to be an educator. I actually have an entire list of things I would like to do in my life. One Dr. Katie Simon told me it was because I am too much like her: ambitious. If being an educator did not work out (or still does not in the future), my back up plan involves moving to work in personal relations and grant writing at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
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Hello Hannah, thanks for the comments. I hope I in some way answered some of your thoughts. I enjoyed your bio very much. I have one simple question, have you read Joyce Carol Oates? She is different than Bronte (Emily) and yet similar, and what a voice she has. Also, Alice Munro who writes a great deal of shorts that are well recognized. I never fell in love with the more classical pieces of the Bronte (Charlotte I think???) era along with those of Austen, but Oates and Munro knocked my socks off during my undergrad and are still with us and hopefully writing still as far as I know and plan to re-discover.
ReplyDeleteHi, Joe! I really enjoyed reading about your journey and you did a very nice job of answering my question. I have read both Oates and Munro! You have good taste in literature. I understand that it is hard to fall in love with Bronte (either sister). I found a lot of solace in the writing style and that made the content all the more enjoyable! I cannot wait to talk more in class about our varied literary pursuits.
ReplyDeleteAs luck would have @ the GC barnes and noble today, in that cheap novel stand on your left, right after you pass check out heading towards the stairs, there were several copies of Wuthering Heights. I purchased a copy for $4.90. I can't promise I'll read it in the very near future, but it's high on my list now I've read about the themes, along with some of those dark elements. JF
DeleteAHHH! That is so neat! I understand that it would probably be a stretch to read it while we're busy in the program, but I am so glad that you picked up a copy. Let's hope that it leaves up to the high expecations that I've set for it! Haha.
DeleteHey pal! Can you elaborate on why you want to teach middle school and not high school or elementary as much? Love the stories in the wall.
ReplyDeleteHello dear! I want to teach middle school because I feel that middle schoolers are still excited about the learning process. I'm concerned that I'm too young to teach high school and will be trampled on because they are already so decided in their ways. I've never really thought about teaching elementary; I like my students toilet trained. Lol. Middle schoolers are just that perfect age where you still have time to make an impact and help them grow as people.
DeleteHi Hannah! First off, what did your parents say to those teachers? Where you able to take AP classes? You know, in some schools teachers will say anything to students because they, the teachers, are miserable. With all the pressures on teachers and the schools, actions that should never take place are transpiring. I apologize for those remarks but look at how it affected you and where you are today. You made it girlie.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the competition between you and your sister was hilarious. I know at times for you it wasn’t though. I saw that you like the $3.99 bargin section of books, well, I was in the thrift store, downtown, and they have a gigantic selection of books for under $5.
Hi Sheika! Oddly enough, my parents used southern sass to deal with those teachers. They were appalled at our education system and felt that if any student wants to work hard, they should be given a fair shake. I actually did take all of the AP classes that were offered at my high school with no problem whatsoever. Thank you so much! Adversity is a great motivator! :) I will hit up the thrift stores for sure. Thanks for the heads up!
DeleteI really admire everything about you from what I know so far! I love exploring and being in nature too..so my question for you is what places around milledgeville have you found to be some of your favorite places to explore?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Milledgeville doesn't have a lot to explore as I'm sure you've noted already in your time here. I highly recommend a short road trip to Juliette, GA, though. It is the hometown of The Whistle Stop Cafe from Fried Green Tomatoes and every time I visit I fall a little more in love with it. Also, a scenic walk through downtown Madison can heal what ails you. There is a recycled bookstore that I frequent often. If it is adventure that you are looking for, however, the Lockerly Arboretum is by far one of the coolest places I have ever been. Salamander Springs is really cool, too. I don't know if you've checked into either of those already or not. I also really enjoy the parks around both Lake Sinclair and Oconee. I could spend hours in those trails!
DeleteIt's always upsetting to hear about the education system not assisting students, especially those with a drive to succeed. I am glad you were able to overcome it and achieve so much already! I love day hikes and nature trails and am actually going camping near Tallulah Gorge in a few weeks. Any tips? (I hate camping--bad past experiences--but made a deal with my boyfriend that for each Harry Potter book he read, I would spend a night camping. I thought it was a safe bet because he claimed to hate reading. Well, two weeks later he's on Goblet and I have to pony up!)
ReplyDeleteThanks girl! Believe it or not, I'm not a huge fan of the camping scene either. I like to adventure and explore in the daylight and then return to the comforts of running water and my bed at night. Tallulah Gorge is utterly breathtaking! Be sure that you hike all the way down in for the full effect. The 200+ stairs back up out of that bad boy is tough, but SO worth it! I also recommend that you drive the 15ish minutes North and make your way up to Black Rock Mountain State Park. You can basically see the entire world--well my little world--from that high up and it is overwhelming! Best of luck kicking it camping! Next time, you may want to challenge your boyfriend to read Austen or something of the like and then you can negotiate running water and a bed! Haha.
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