...I'm a Latino whose parents emigrated to the mainland from Puerto Rico back in the day, not too long after arriving to New York City, I was born; the first generation in our family to be born in the U.S. Spanish was my first language growing up. I grew up in a community with a huge enclave of Spanish-speaking residents and business owners. (read more)
...I intend to be a Connecticut certified teacher in September 2016. I have student taught in three elementary classrooms in New Hampshire during college (not including internships at elementary schools in high school), and I have created countless lessons for Mathematics, Science, Reading, Writing... (read more)
I taught English as a second language in South Korea and with Impact in Connecticut. I worked as a substitute teacher in several towns after college. In addition, I have had experience writing and editing for newspapers such as The Westerly Sun and The New London Times. (read more)