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Born in NC, Raised in Italy and Ecuador
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My name is George Ramsay and Im from Raleigh, North Carolina. My major is Public Policy, with minors in Business and Education. I want to be a middle school math teacher. My interest in teaching started with a summer at Breakthrough Collaborative in San Francisco, California teaching 5th grade social studies.
Last semester I studied abroad in Rome, Italy. I was able to study a range of subjects including classics, sculpture, Italian, politics, and sociology. Every weekend was spent exploring a new corner of the boot.
This past summer I worked with Social Entrepreneurship Corp in Ecuador. We traveled to four different regions providing women the support to start their own small businesses. Working within the Micro-Consignment model we loaned health-related products and services to be sold in rural areas.
These products included light bulbs, seeds, eyeglasses, and solar lamps. By selling products that improve quality of life, entrepreneurs are able to have both a social impact and make a profit. We traveled to the last mile, villages often at the end of a dirt road, which allowed me to see some of the most rural parts of Ecuador. Im looking forward to combining my experiences traveling abroad with interests in teaching and education.