Grace Schairer, ’22

Ever since I studied abroad in Madrid right before COVID, I knew I wanted to return. I had made amazing connections with my host family, and especially with my young host siblings, who were so welcoming and embraced me as a fifth child in the family. When I learned about Meddeas, I was so excited by the idea of getting to make even more of those connections with students and teaching them and learning from them at the same time.

I am most looking forward to fostering my love of teaching that I've discovered recently at SJU. I have loved tutoring English in various ways over the past few years and I am very excited to be able to combine that passion with my desire to learn about Spanish language and culture through the students I teach.