Jessica Galan


jgalan1@bridgeportedu.net
Education
B. A., History, Marymount College
M. A., Education, Fairfield University
6th Year (C.A.S.), Bilingual Education/TESOL, Fairfield University

Professional Interests
Latino and African-American Studies, The Gilded Age, The Harlem Renaissance, & American Studies.

Personal Interests
Freelance Writing, Spiritual Writing, Pure Barre, visiting Sanibel, FL with my family.

Favorite Movies
Chocolat, Shawshank Redemption, Like Water for Chocolate, Under the Tuscan Sun.

Favorite Books
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz), Drown (Junot Diaz), Let The Great World Spin (Colum McCann), The Ragamuffin Gospel (Brennan Manning), Their Eyes Were Watching God, (Zora Neale Hurston) The Shadow of The Wind (Carlos Luis Zafon), Vida (Patricia Engel), Americanah ( Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Best Places
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grand Central Terminal, The High Line, Bookstores, New Haven Pizza