chester is a unique little place
you fall sideways into it
and you fall in love with it

I want to tell you my story…and I’m typing this from my office as we speak. I found Chester via a postcard that wasn’t even addressed to me. It was actually sent to an amazing friend of mine who was on the path to become a Harvard graduate and a Jesuit priest. The next morning he handed me this precious card and it was like getting your letter for Hogwarts. I don’t know why but when I held that little card in my hand I felt connected to it. So I did what any teenager who felt guided by the fates at hand would do and called to schedule a campus visit.

I remember my first visit to Chester this little school in what seemed to be the middle of nowhere. Time has its own way of passing at Chester. I loved the small town feel and how everyone seemed to know each other and my heart leapt at the thought of an all arts school. It felt like the great equalizer to me no more high school clicks no more “art nerds”. We were all art nerds!

Chester helped bring out the most in my personality and I honestly think without the guidance I received from my professors I would be a very different person. It was one of my professors who pushed me towards performance art, who encouraged me to create crazy costumes, to throw my personality into the mix and honestly to finally be myself. I had the courage to parade around campus for a project clad in nothing but bra’s sewn together as an outfit.

Now I use that creativity, courage and personality working at EF Education. My job is honestly amazing. I’m a jet setting, around the clock working, Skype calling five different countries a day, disco planning certified event planner. I maneuver six coach buses filled with teens in and out of JFK and Logan airport in a matter of moments. I have no fear to get up and make a fool of myself teaching students our disco dance of the summer. I love being on the go and having the ability to be so creative in my job. It’s up to me to help create a memorable summer for my European and Asian students who are experiencing the US for the first time. And who better to show them our country than a slightly crazy Chester grad. I love this school with all my heart. Help me keep it alive…because it helped change me.

chester is a unique little place
you fall sideways into it
and you fall in love with it