Mariel Sporn Tavakoli is a writer, editor, and higher education professional. Originally from the NYC area, she has a BA in Public Policy with a minor in Sociology from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, an MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Oxford, and is an alumnus of the Fulbright Program in the Czech Republic. Beyond those titles, the travel and life experiences between them continue to inspire her writing, now living in Toronto, Canada.

The blog section of this site was originally started to keep family informed while teaching English in Znojmo, Czech Republic (2013-2014) and remained a home for reflections on the adventures, challenges, and experiences of a young American moving between continents (2014-2017). This content was created by Mariel and does not reflect the position of the U.S. Government or the Fulbright Program.