Hello! My name is Ashley Ryan and this is my blog. I am 19 years old and have lived in Rhode Island my whole life. I attended Cranston High School East from 2004-2008. I loved attending a very diverse high school. I like RIC because it is also a very diverse college, and it reminds me somewhat of my high school. I am sophomore at RIC and I am majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education. Teaching seems to run in my family. My mom and several aunts and cousins are teachers. I hope to follow in there footsteps and teach with the same dedication and passion as they do. I hope to complete my undergraduate work here at RIC and then continue on to graduate school after. Although I am a little anxious about what lies ahead, I am looking forward to the experience of learning how to be a teacher.