My English language adquisition timeline

Starting in life...

Feb 24, 1980

I was born in 1980 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

New student...

Aug 8, 1983

I joined Pre-school starting practice basic English concepts.

Speaking English...

Aug 6, 1985

I joined to Baldorioty De Castro School in Guaynabo, PR. From that moment I Took English classes in the school.

At Middle School...

Aug 7, 1991

I studied in Rafael Martínez Nadal Middle School without a significant advance in my English communication skills. I was a receptive bilingual.

High School...

Aug 8, 1995

I started in Margarita Janer Palacios High School. I was in a general program. On three years of high school I even took English classes. Only two times, that one of the years we read a very small novel named The Pearl, all the year. We only made drawings about the novel. The other year was completely different. We worked a lot.

Beginning at the University...

May 28, 1998

I graduated of High School and joined to University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. The arts were my passion and I didn’t think to take English classes by that moment.

Receptive Bilingual...

Oct 15, 2000

I took some English classes in the university but our life as a Puerto Rican made us in continuous approach of the English language. So I continued being a receptive bilingual.

Disney College Program days...

Oct 6, 2006

My life took a different course. I moved to Orlando, Florida and worked in Disney College Program by six month. In just three months I spoke English fluently. I just needed a push.

Back in Puerto Rico...

Jan 4, 2007

Back in Puerto Rico I started to work in the Puerto Rico Education Department as a Visual Art teacher.

Bad days fot the teachers...

May 28, 2008

The Puerto Rico government closed. Thousand of teachers lost their jobs like me.

Teaching English...

Aug 9, 2009

The Department of Education opens opportunities to make 21 credits in English as a second language and I took advantage of the opportunity. Since that moment I teach English in elementary school.

Improving my english...

Jun 5, 2011

I took English classes in a private college to improve my communication skills.

Taking Bilingual Education courses...

Oct 6, 2012

I started taking these bilingual education courses and I am very excited by the results that I will get and raise.