I have always enjoyed helping others learn. Some of my earliest memories are helping my friends with something I already knew, and the amazing feeling I got when I saw they had learned it. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language at New Mexico State University, where I studied linguistics and Spanish. Once I graduated I moved to Dallas, where I started teaching bilingual elementary school. I also went back to college myself, and got my Masters of Educational Administration from the University of North Texas. As a teacher, I have worked with children in grades 2 through 6, in all subject levels, who are both bilingual English/Spanish and monolingual English speakers. I also taught ESL classes for adults through an Adult Basic Education program. As a teacher I have provided small group and individual tutoring in reading, writing, and math, and I have also tutored my classmates in my college classes when they asked as a favor. I absolutely love reading, and I love teaching reading so I can pass that passion on to my students. I also love working with older students who are improving their reading, because I thoroughly enjoy discussing literature with others. It is satisfying to dig through a text and find every hidden gem, and it is even better to do that with someone who is feeling that joy for the first time themselves. When preparing for standardized testing, I like to play games with the content and find ways to make it as fun as possible. I genuinely believe that education is one of the most important things in life, providing humanity the driving force to improve and solve problems. I am incredibly proud that I am a part of this process, and that my students will grow to pass on their own knowledge to others in a never-ending chain. In my spare time, I enjoy reading science fiction and fantasy novels, cooking, playing games (both board games and video games), and modifying my car.