Timeline #3: Beliefs

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    First Teaching Job at the City, Inc.,

    The City, Inc., was an alternative junior and senior high school in Minneapolis. WOW, did I learn a lot here!
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    Taught in the St. Paul Public School District

    The school where I taught, Frost Lake Elementary, had a Hmong student population of around 70%. Up untl this point, I had never met, talked to worked with anyone who was Hmong!
  • Married My (Now Ex) African American Husband

  • Became a First Time Mom to My Beautiful Bi-Racial Daughter

    Became a First Time Mom to My Beautiful Bi-Racial Daughter
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    Taught at Minneapolis Crawford

    I mentioned this teaching experience because it was unique. The school was a level IV EBD detting for junior and senior high students.
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    taught at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion in the Robbinsdale School District

    I was immersed in Latin culture!
  • Bacame the Mother of My Beautiful Bi-racial Son

    Bacame the Mother of My Beautiful Bi-racial Son
  • Became the Mother of My Beautiful Bi-racial Daughter

    Became the Mother of My Beautiful Bi-racial Daughter
  • Traveled to Ethiopia to Adopt My Son

    Traveled to Ethiopia to Adopt My Son
    Witnessed poverty in a third world country first hand
  • Become the Mother of My Adopted Ethiopian Son

    Become the Mother of My Adopted Ethiopian Son
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    Began to Make Ethiopian Connections Here in MN

    I realized the importance of having these connections for my Ethiopian born children
  • Traveled to Ethiopia to Adopt my Daughter

    Traveled to Ethiopia to Adopt my Daughter
  • Became the Mother of My Adopted Ethiopian Daughter

    Became the Mother of My Adopted Ethiopian Daughter
  • Met My Husband

    Met My Husband
    I met my Ethiopian born husband
  • Designed and Hosted the First and Only "Explore Ethiopia" Day At My School

    Designed and Hosted the First and Only "Explore Ethiopia" Day At My School
  • Married my Husband and Became Part of his Ethiopian Family

    Married my Husband and Became Part of his Ethiopian Family