My name is Abby Findlay, and I am a sophomore Collaborative Education major from Springville, Alabama. I work at the YMCA's after-school care program and have found that I enjoy working with upper elementary-aged kids. After graduating from Birmingham-Southern and receiving my teaching certification, I hope to find a job close to my hometown, teaching in upper elementary-aged students (3rd-6th grade).
I took this class to help fulfill a science credit for my teaching certification, but after reading the first chapter of Spillover, I am excited to learn more about more infectious diseases. The first chapter of Spillover has really sucked me in. The Hendra virus is not a disease I had ever heard of until this book, and I found it very interesting.
Like Emma Clare and Alexandra, I am also a multiple. I have a twin brother named Austin. Austin and my other three siblings are all either in the Air Force or married to someone in the Air Force. Having siblings in the military is cool because they live in and have visited some really beautiful places. My oldest brother, Spencer, and his family are stationed right outside of London, England. My sister, Tiffany, and her family are stationed in Las Vegas, Nevada. My older brother Jackson and his family are stationed in Destin, Florida. FINALLY, my twin brother, Austin, and his wife are stationed in Columbus, Mississippi. I have been lucky enough to visit some beautiful places because of my siblings!
If money and time were no object, I would want to travel to Italy. My brother and his wife traveled to Sienna, and the pictures they have shown me were beautiful.