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I was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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My first day at School at Colegio Jardin Bayamon
My 50 minutes exposure to English every day begins. -
My frist trip on a plane to the state of New Jersey
The first time I traveled outside Puerto Rico. I was excited because I was going to meet some family members and people who spoke English. -
I traveled to Disney World for the first time.
I traveled to Disney World for a choir competition when I was on 7th grade. I was the youngest of the group and knew and spoke nothing of English. The experience left me with the feeling and need of wanting to understand what everybody was saying. -
The first time we had cable tv in our house
I wanted to watch the programs my friends were watching. I watch the programs with the dictionary right next to me. -
Close Up trip to Washington DC
On 11th grade I went to Washington DC with some classmates. It was a very exciting experience. I used the help of a hearing aid where someone constantly translated the conferences. I did understood some of the things they were saying but not a lot. This experience help me take the decision of wanting to understand and speak English. -
The year I enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico Bayamon
During my 5 years in the University I had to read a lot of textbooks in English. Since then, I always carried a dictionary to translate some words. Little by little I was building my vocabulary. -
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University of Puerto Rico Bayamon
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I travled to Ohio to visit my yonger sister.
When I traveled to Ohio I understood more English and sometimes challenged myself to ask for things in English on stores and gas stations. -
My first job as a teacher.
My first job as a teacher at Colegio Discipulos de Cristo in Bayamon. I was the Science teacher in the bilingual program. -
I went on a Cruise for my Honeymoon
My husband and I I went on a Cruise to the Caribbean for our Honeymoon. We both were nervous about speaking English in front of everyone else but we had to do it anyway. -
I became the English teacher for a Kindergarten
When I got married we moved from Bayamon to Arecibo. In Arecibo I became an English teacher for a kindergarten group at Colegio Evangelico Capitan Correa. -
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Kindergarten English teacher for Colegio Evangelico Capitan Correa
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I traveled to New Orleans
The school I was working for sent me to New Orleans for some workshops. I had no one to translate for me, and then I found out I knew more Englsih than what I expected. -
I worked as the English teacher for 4th and 5th graders.
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My first year on the public system
I became the kindergarten teacher for the Bilingual School Felix Rosario Rios -
I began to study on line in University of the Sacret Heart
After 7 years without studying I decided to certify myself as a bilingual teacher.