Introduction

My name is Joelle Bernhardt. I live in Hoover, Alabama with my parents, sister, and our six dogs, three cats, and four hermit crabs. Only one of those actually belongs to me. I currently work as a substitute teacher in Hoover City Schools and am an Alternative A Grad student at UWA. I am working towards my Masters in Elementary Education. I graduated from Spring Hill College in 2008 with a Bachelors of Arts with a double major in Integrated Communications and Electronic Media and a minor in Professional Writing. I never thought that I would ever decide to be a teacher (my mom is a teacher so I know all about the less desirable parts), but after the economy took a downward spiral causing my job to be cut, I began subbing and decided that it wasn't so bad after all.

School and work consume most of my time these days (and don't leave much money for any time leftover). However, when I do have free time (and funds) I like to watch movies, lay out in the pool, read, drive and listen to music, and play with my awesome dog, Fenway.