John Sommerville

Experience

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  Mahachulalunkornrajavidyalaya Buddhist University

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  English Language Teacher Intern
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  Haddon Heights Free Public Library

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2012

  Muralist

  This mural was painted for the stairway going down to the children's section. At the top of the stairs, I painted a boy and a girl blowing bubbles. On the wall descending the stairs I painted four large bubbles, inside of which were different illustrated scenes from children's books. The first bubble contains the scene from "James and the Giant Peach" (by: Roald Dahl) when James and his insect friends have roped themselves a flock of seagulls to escape the sharks eating their vessel, and they've encountered cloud men in the sky. The second bubble contains an illustration from "Ship of Dreams" (by: Dean Morrissey). The third bubble contains an illustration from "Miss Rumphius" (by: Barbara Cooney) in which the protagonist is visiting a 'tropical island' and is given a motehr-of-pearl shell from the 'Bapa Raja'. Finally, fourth bubble contains an illustration from a story adapted from a Ukrainian folk tale, "The Mitten" (by: Jan Brett), where the main character, Nikki, is sliding down a hill in the snow, under which a bear lives. By this point we've reached the wall adjacent to the wall on which the bubbles have been painted, which contains a large scene from "Jumanji" (by: Chris Van Allsburg) in which the main characters, Judy and Peter, are attempting to finish the game in the midst of a monsoon as well as the erratic presence of monkeys at their game table. At this point, the concept of the mural is that the bubble has popped, and the story has become real, similar to the way in which the game of Jumanji has become real after the main characters have started playing it. In completion of the mural, I painted a background of colorful swirls. Voir moins

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  Valerie Schlitt Associates

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2012

  Caller
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  Urban Light

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Intern
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  Durham University

  Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

  Master of Arts with Merit

  I have recently earned a degree from a one year MA program in socio-cultural anthropology.My dissertation title is: "Gendered Culture Shock Among Indian Students at Durham University: A Case Study Through Visual Art".

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  Free and Friendly Tours

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2016

  Tour Guide and Tour Writer

  Colonial Cheesesteak TourAfrican American Colonial History Tour

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  Haddonfield Child Care

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

  Facilitated a new art project each week with the students at HCC's 3 program sites. Supervised a before- and after-school program at Central Elementary School with HCC in Haddonfield, NJ.

  • Art Teacher

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  • Interim Supervisor

    Nov 2013 - Jan 2014
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  Christ Church Philadelphia

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2014

  Tour Guide

  Tour guiding at Christ Church at 2nd & Market, and the Christ Church Burial Ground at 5th & Arch.

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  Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Book keeping; Financial management; QuickBooks; PayPal.

  • Assistant Accountant

    Sept 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Intern

    Jan 2014 - Sept 2014
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  DMC Financial Services

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2016

  Clerical Specialist
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  Benefits Data Trust

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Benefits Outreach Specialist
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  Education Gateway Co., Ltd.

  Nov 2016 - now

  English Second Language Teacher
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  International College Chiang Mai University

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

  Foreign Editor
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  VIPKid

  Jan 2018 - now

  English Teacher