Willkommen! :)

    

My name is Shavonne (Vonn), I am 19 years old and I attend Buffalo State college as a communications major with a minor in environmental science and English eduction. I plan on going to grad school to get a PhD in Linguistics. I hope that my main job in the future will be form my linguistics degree and then have a side job with a news paper or freelance writing along with teacher either english or a foreign language. One of my current jobs is at Hofbrauhaus Buffalo, an authentic German restaurant with live German and Polish Polka music every night and I couldn’t be more in love. I love to travel and am very intrigued with languages. I once participated in the Buffalo Dortmund sister city exchange where I went to Germany for three weeks and stayed with a family, I was then eligible to host when I got back and took up the opportunity. I hosted a German for the first four months of my senior year in high school and loved the experience. My senior year of high school I also participated in FLES — Foreign Language in Elementary Schools. I taught my sisters 5th grade class German and it is still to this day one of the most rewarding experiences I have had. One interesting fact about me is that I know how to  play seven instruments. I started with the Clarinet in 4th grade and then from there I started to slowly teach myself the Piano. I then moved up to the Bass Clarinet in the 6th grade and then the Bassoon my sophomore year of high school. Somewhere in between the Bass Clarinet and the Bassoon I got my hands on a Flute and taught it to myself and played duets with my aunt and her Violin. About a Year ago I was gifted a Cello — something I’ve always wanted — for Christmas and it is now my main instrument with my Piano. I recently got a Guitar to teach myself but haven’t gotten to far with it yet. My favorite pass time is reading and I have recently gotten back into my crocheting. Reading puts me at ease — for the most part, but if I’m experiencing emotions form the books it’s still a break from everything else going on — and I love being able to just dive into another world with characters I absolutely adore for their quirks. with my crocheting, I wanted to start a small business and sell what I make, but that’s going to take longer than I thought. That’s all for now, I’ll be back soon with another post!