Interview with Leah Myott, Hubbs Teacher
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."― Mahatma Gandhi
Leah has had a very interesting life and it has come full circle to the Hubbs Center. Born in Texas, her family moved to St. Paul when she was 12. In high school, she went to Germany with a school group. She later majored in German at the University of Minnesota. During that time, she worked as a nursing assistant in many nursing homes in the Twin Cities. As a volunteer with Literacy Minnesota, she tutored adults learning English as their second language. At that time in her life, she discovered that she enjoyed making a difference in the lives of others.
After graduating from college, Leah wanted to become an ESL teacher. At the same time, she felt she needed more life experience and more money before going to graduate school. With this in mind, she joined the Navy. She wound up stationed in Honolulu, the perfect place to become an ESL teacher. While on active duty in Hawaii, she used her GI Bill and tuition benefits to get her Master’s in TESOL from Hawaii Pacific University. It was there that she met many interesting students and classmates. After getting out of the Navy, she taught English, mostly to students from Japan, at a language school in Waikiki.
After many years away, she returned to Minnesota. She worked as an Adult Basic Education teacher at the International Education Center for over 12 years until it closed in 2020. After that, she volunteered, subbed and taught at various organizations, including Literacy Minnesota and the Hubbs Center. She’s been with the Hubbs Center for a couple of years now. She is very happy to be back in St. Paul, serving people in her community as a teacher. For her, it’s coming back full circle to the place she started - teaching what she really enjoys to great students. When she’s not teaching at the Hubbs Center, Leah enjoys spending time with her husband, her son and her cat.
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