Joshua Carruthers

大家好，我是Joshua Carruthers。我出生於美國密歇根州的大急流城，這是一個活潑可愛的小鎮。在我所有的學習過程中，我熱愛閱讀和觀察，並在密歇根州阿連達爾的大谷州立大學得到了刑事司法和法律學位。當我在非營利組織救世軍實習教導青少年時，得到了很大的成就感。 後來我在法律界從事少年教管人員，後來發現自己更適合當一位教育家。經過深思熟慮之後，我在2010年來到台灣並開始教書，且愛上了這個美麗的島嶼、文化和民情。從那之後我一直在台灣教書，ACES就像我的家一樣，期待與您在課堂上相見！

Hello all, my name is Joshua Carruthers. I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a lively and lovely little town. Throughout all of my schooling I have carried a love for reading and detail, and I pursued a criminal justice and legal degree at Grand Valley State University in Allendale Michigan. While interning for the Non-profit organization, the Salvation Army, I found great accomplishment in educating youth. I continued into the legal profession as a juvenile corrections officer, but found much more of a calling towards educating. After much deliberation, I came to Taiwan to teach in 2010, and fell in love with this beautiful island, the culture and the people. I have been teaching in Taiwan ever since and feel like I’ve found a home here at ACES. See you in the classroom!

Bryn Chacon

大家好！我叫來恩。我來自華盛頓州西北部的小鎮瓦拉瓦拉。自從2013年作為交換生來到臺灣的中壢，我開始對語言充滿熱情。在那時，我開始學習中文，並接觸到許多其他語言，這促使我在華盛頓大學攻讀語言學學位，深入研究中文和語言的其他方面。

自從我第一次離開臺灣以來，我一直渴望回去再次享受這裡的生活。我終於實現了這個夢想，自那時以來一直在臺北教書。在業餘時間，我喜歡發掘新餐廳、徒步旅行和喝咖啡。臺灣是一個美麗的地方，有友好勤勞的人們。我希望能激發學生對語言的熱情，提升他們的英語水平。我們在課堂上見！

Hi everyone! My name’s Bryn. I’m from Walla Walla, a small town in the northwest USA. I’ve had a strong passion for languages ever since I came to Taiwan in 2013 to be an exchange student for a year in Zhongli. I started learning Mandarin and was exposed to many other languages while I was there, which led me to pursue my degree in Linguistics from the University of Washington where I studied Mandarin and other aspects of language.

Ever since I first left Taiwan, I’ve constantly been wanting to return and live life here again. I finally realized that dream and have been teaching in Taipei ever since. In my free time I enjoy trying new restaurants, hiking, and drinking coffee. Taiwan is a beautiful place with friendly and hardworking people. I hope I can instill a passion for language in my students and bring their English skills to the next level. See you in class.