Howdy!!

My name is Tessa, and I am originally from Upstate NY. After the pandemic, I moved to the Seattle area and got the chance to live there for 4 years. Now I am on a new adventure and just recently moved to the Los Angeles area. I am very excited for my third year here at SJSU and hope to graduate in the Spring! It is wild how fast the time went, and a bit bittersweet as I approach the finish line.

My love for library science started when I was in high school. My theater director was also the library director of our small town library. She had an opening for a library page position, and I got to work there for 3 years. During my time at the library, I learned just how much I loved the work. It was at that point the pandemic hit, and while my life took some different turns, I am glad to be back studying something I love. I currently work as a nanny. While I am passionate about early childhood education, my hope is to return to the library field very soon.

Outside of school and work, I enjoy many hobbies. Hiking is my favorite way of getting to know the new places I live. I love writing and mostly focus on creative fantasy works. I spent some time learning Muay Thai and loved it as well! I am not very good at it yet, but I am excited to join a new gym soon!! My friends and I are also obsessed with board games and our two cats (Mitochondria and Morpheus or Mighty and Mora for short).

I am looking forward to this semester and getting to work with you all!!