Robyn!

Hi! My name is Robyn Weaver, aka "Rob Rob", "Rob", "Robby", "Ro Ro" and just about anything else you can think of! I am currently attending Boise State University. I'm a junior, and I am majoring in Elementary Education. I am applying for the Teacher Education program this semester, and though I don't have my future career planned out to a "T", I would ideally like to teach grades K-3.

I've lived in Idaho all my life; I lived in Shelley, ID until I was 18, when I moved to Boise for college! I've lived on campus all three years; this year I am a Resident Assistant in Chaffee Hall. If you don't know what that means, it means that I'm a mother of 50+ college freshman.

Now that you know a little bit about me now, I want to talk about why I am going to become a teacher. Since I can remember, I've always wanted to be a teacher. I loved playing "teacher" even when I was just three years old, and since then, my passion for teaching has exponentially grown. I love kids, and I love seeing the light bulb go on in them. I want to encourage students to learn, and I want to help kids who may be a little socially awkard expand and become comfortable around others. I have seen what kind of damage not having friends can do, and I never want to see this happen in future students of mine.

Teaching is one of my major passions, but I do in fact have other things that I love. The first thing that comes to mind when I think passion is traveling. I've had the opportunity to travel to quite a few cool places: Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, South Dakota, California (many times), Washington, Oregon, Canada, and most recently, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. The trip to the East coast has definitely been my favorite vacation. Two of my best girlfriends live there, so I was able to see both of them, as well as seeing the majority of the tourist-y sites in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, as well as eating some delicious cupcakes at D.C. Cupcakes in Georgetown. I definitely recommend it if you're ever in the area; there's definitely a reason those women have a t.v. show about their cupcakes! All this traveling has been amazing, and I can't wait to do more! I have plans to go to New Zealand with my friend Makenzi, and I would definitely love to go to Europe someday. Too bad I'm not going to be rich!

Another thing I'm passionate about is sports that aren't super mainstream. Firstly, I love bowling. I have been bowling for about 14 years now. I was actually on the team here at BSU for two years, but had to quit this year to become an R.A. I used to play softball for about five years, run track for three, ice skate for four, and my most recent addition to the collection is rock climbing. It is definitely my stress reliever.

Three simple words to describe me: passionate, empathetic, and extroverted.