I am originally from El Paso, Texas, where I grew up bilingually and transnationally between El Paso, Texas and Cd. Juárez in Mexico. I am the daughter of Mexican parents and bilingual educators, and I attended elementary school in Mexico. In college, I studied psychology and quickly realized my passion was education. I obtained my teaching license and masters' degree from the Boston College, where I was part of the Donovan Urban Scholars Program. I began my teaching career as a bilingual teacher in Boston Public Schools, teaching 2nd grade within a TWI program. I then taught 4th grade in El Paso, Texas, until deciding to attend graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. I have always had a passion for bilingualism, and for teaching and learning, and I am lucky enough to do it for a living!