2. Shannon Anicas
• Born on
Independence day
1971
• I was born in New
Orleans, Lousiana,
but moved to Kiln,
Mississippi when I
was 6.
• After high school
and joined the
military
3. I have lived in: Lousiana,
Mississippi, Illinois, Florida,
California, Ohio, North
Carolina andmost recently
China
I have traveled to almost half
of the total states that make
up the United States
I have traveled to Mexico,
Canada, South Korea and
China
5. I am a student of the University of Akron where I am
completing my second degree.
I am doing an Inter-disipline Studies(3 majors in one
degree)
Communication
Business
Chinese Culture & Language
I am currently on scholarship from Hanban &
Confucius Institute
I am here at Henan to study Chinese
I was asked to assist the department by International
Affairs office due to last minute teacher cancellations
6. Te a c hing E xp e rie nc e
C las s e s in :
•H e alth c are Ad m in is tratio n (c o lle g e le ve l- U S A)
•H u m an D is e as e (c o lle g e le ve l- U S A)
•Me d ic al Te rm in o lo g y I (c o lle g e le ve l- U S A)
•Me d ic al Te rm in o lo g y II (c o lle g e le ve l- U S A)
•Le arn in g C h in e s e Th ro u g h Po p C u ltu re (H ig h
S c h o o l Le ve l- U S A)
•E n g lis h (p re s c h o o l/kin d e rg arte n - PRC )
•En g lis h Exam Re vie w (Mid d le s c h o o l le ve l-
PRC )
•E n g lis h Re vie w (H ig h S c h o o l Le ve l- PRC )
•Vario u s Tu to rin g
•Te ac h in g As s is tan t vario u s le c tu re s
7. My Writing
•Have had my essays published in magazines, websites and
newspapers.
•Had photographs published in magazines, websites and
newspapers
•Topics Covered
–American Pop Culture
–Chinese Pop Culture
–Travel and Tourism in North Carolina
–Military Life
–Fashion
–Women in Business
–NASCAR (stock car racing)
–Animal rescue
–Travelling in China
–Travelling in South Korea
–Motherhood
–Chinese Cultural Events in Akron, Ohio
–Chinese Language learning
–Culture of New Orleans
–Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath
–Casinos