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¡Saludos a todos!

It’s wonderful to be back. I am entering my eleventh year of teaching here at El Dorado Private School.

I teach Spanish to all of the Kindergarten and Elementary children and thoroughly love what I do. After graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in Elementary Education in 1992, I participated in an exchange program in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Two things resulted from this experience; one, I received a bilingual endorsement on my teaching certificate and two, I met my husband and ended up getting married and then residing in Mexico for the next nine years.

While in Guadalajara, I taught English to Spanish speaking students at the American School and kept busy with four children of my own who now range in ages from twelve to sixteen.

We moved back to the United States in 2000 and I started to teach at El Dorado shortly thereafter.

Why am I so enthusiastic? Well, it is in part, because of the children’s enthusiasm and receptiveness to the Spanish program I’ve implemented. It is also due to what I believe I can offer each student. You see, after nine years of not only learning a second language, I also gained a full understanding of the culture and tradition Mexico has to offer. As a neighboring country, we need to know more about the people and customs of Mexico. I hope to pass on to the children some of the richness that this country has to offer. I hope to show them not only the importance of learning a language that is so needed in today’s society, but also to introduce a new culture in the process.

¡Hasta pronto!