Ethan Tucker grew up in Willington, Connecticut and attended Edwin O. Smith High School. He played football and ran track in high school. He went to Merrimack College for one semester before transferring to the University of Connecticut where he studied Spanish. After college, he worked at the Center for Students with Disabilities for 4.5 years before spending 5 months studying abroad in Granada, Spain, where he fell in love with the country. He is now excited for his new opportunity living and working in Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain.

1. My Life in the United States By Ethan Tucker

2. Connecticut Also called “the Constitution State” or “the Nutmeg State” 5th state to join the Union on January 9, 1788 Composed of 169 towns

3. Capital The capital is Hartford, home to 125,000 people

4. My hometown - Willington, CT

5. Willington 6,000 residents Very rural No public transportation, no taxis

7. My house

9. My fiancée Melissa Bruen, 24 years old Works in Asensios Granados here in Cuevas del Almanzora

10. My parents Jeff Tucker, computer programmer Ann Tucker, administrative assistant

11. My sisters Becky, 27 Speech pathologist in New York City Gretchen, 21 Art major at SUNY New Paltz, New York

12. Edwin O. Smith High School High school consists of grades 9-12 Students are between the ages of 14 and 18 Come from 3 different towns 1200 students in the school

13. Sports I played football and participated in outdoor track and field during high school We competed against other high schools in the area

14. Boy Scouts I was active in Troop 82 of the Boy Scouts I am an Eagle Scout, the highest rank a scout can achieve

15. Merrimack College After I graduated high school, I went to Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts I only stayed 1 semester

16. University of Connecticut I transferred to UConn, which is much larger I became a Spanish major due to my love of learning the language in high school and trip to Burgos

17. Center for Students with Disabilities We work with students with a variety of disabilities to help them achieve their potential I worked full-time here for 4.5 years Promoted to office manager Consider them to be a second family

18. Granada, Spring 2007 I spent 5 months studying in Granada I fell in love with the city and the country When I left, I immediately wanted to return to Spain and live here for a period of time

19. Fun I enjoy spending time with family and friends, reading, traveling, lifting weights and trying new things

21. Cuevas del Almanzora I’m very excited to be here and work with all of you! Thank you for this opportunity!