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I was born and grow up in Country Club, Carolina, Puerto Rico
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My first words were in Spanish
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My first school experience were at my home. My mother had a pre-school through first grade and I took class with her. There was an informal language acquisition because my mother sang in both languages
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I began a formal learning in English at second grade in 1972 when my mother send me to public school in Dr. Antonia Saez School
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I continue to learn English in mi middle and high school, Dr. Antonio Sarriera Egozcue. On this time my language choice was Spanish, I don't talk English and it cause that I lost the interest for English language
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I began my college experienc at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras; and I had to read lectures in English. At this time I changed my attitude for English.
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My first job was in Colegio Giseland in Rio Piedras teaching Kindergarten for three years.
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My school began a bilingual proyect (BEC21) and I most to talk in both languages (Spanish and English) in my classroom using codeswitching.
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Because of the program BEC21, I decide take the curses to have a certification in Bilingual teaching at the university of Sagrado Corazon.
