About+Me

I began studying Spanish in high school per my mom's request. After Spanish 2, I had made the decision that I wanted to stop with Spanish in order to take home economics, but my mom would not allow me to quit. I talked with the Spanish teacher and arranged for a Spanish 3 independent study so I could take home ec and Spanish. After Spanish 3 in high school, I decided to quit and continue with a higher level of home ec. When I began college, I knew I wanted to teach elementary school, but, what I didn't know is that I would have to choose a subject area specialization. My adviser encouraged me to take the Spanish placement exam to see if I could get any Spanish credits without actually taking classes. Guess what? After that exam, I could skip Spanish 101 and 102 and get credit for them, which put me ahead in my college credits. I decided Spanish would be my specialization. I was not too excited about the Spanish, but like any typical 18 year old, I was excited about having to take less classes! When junior year in college rolled around, I heard about the study abroad option and thought it would be a blast since I had never traveled outside of the country. Again, I didn't really care too much about learning Spanish, I just wanted the experience of another country! I enrolled and headed off to Mexico. Within the first week of stepping foot on Mexican soil, I fell in love with the language and culture. I loved every bit of my experience in Mexico and would not trade it for anything! In fact, I loved it so much, that this is when I decided I wanted to to teach Spanish or work in a bilingual classroom.

I truly believe that I would not be employed today had I not learned a foreign language. Learning a language opens countless doors of opportunity for life, jobs, travel and so much more! So the moral of sharing my story with you is that...

Mother always knows best!