Welcome, Fatih and Sara!
FIUTS is very excited to have two new friendly faces at the front desk, returning mails, answering phone calls, researching, working on events and activities, and greeting walk-ins. Fatih and Sara are our work-studies for the summer and you will see them around! Here they are, introducing themselves to our community:
Name: Fatih Thompson
Hometown: Everett, WA
Year: Graduate Student
School/Major: English - TESOL
About me: I’m a grad student in the MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) program. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey and have lived there off and on, although I grew up in nearby Everett. After graduating from UW in 2008 I spent about six years teaching English in Turkey, during which I got the chance to do a lot of travelling, especially in Europe. I love travelling and plan to go abroad again for a few months to a year after I graduate next year.
In my free time I enjoy movies, concerts, going out for coffee, food and/or drinks, or just exploring the city. Studying Russian has been a long-term hobby for me and I’m always looking for people to practice with. I love meeting people from different cultures, which is why I’m excited to be spending the summer with FIUTS.
Name: Sara Molaie
Hometown: Sary, Iran
Year: Graduate Student
School/Major: Comparative Religion
About me:
Hi, my name is Sara and I am a new graduate student at the Jackson School of International Studies majoring in Comparative Religion. I am an Iranian-American and have extensive international experience. To extend my experience, I joined FIUTS to have more opportunities to interact with more diverse education seekers and learn about their distinctive cultures. Disregarding the cross-cultural aspect of it, I like FIUTS because of its live and vibrant nature while supporting the international students through their transitions. As an event and marketing assistant at FIUTS, I enjoy working on the Students plans and programs.
I love and live with music. I am also a Persian musician and had several opportunities to present the music. Language is my other passion and I am always ready to learn a new one.