Kari Christopherson

Born of a mother from Israel and a father from Iowa, future home state of James T. Kirk, Kari was inspired by the cultural diversity present in her home and was encouraged by her parents to travel. After visiting Mexico during her senior year of high school and experiencing Spanish come to life, she decided to pursue a degree in Spanish. Upon graduating high school, Kari was also offered a student teacher position at her alma mater. She had previously thought that teaching was the last thing she would ever want to do, but junior year of high school she would have also never thought she would go on to study Spanish. Since she loves teaching and loves studying Spanish, she's getting used to surprises. While at UTA, Kari's love for language led her to the linguistics department. She plans to graduate in May with a bachelor of arts in Spanish with a minor in Linguistics. With her love of language, teaching and cultural interaction, Kari found the TESOL department and now plans to start working towards her graduate degree in TESOL in the Fall and perhaps continuing her study of the Spanish language by pursuing a doctorate in Spanish.