Decided to link up with Blog Hoppin to talk a little about myself. I really wanted to add pictures, but by the time I finished looking for, scanning, and inserting pictures it would have turned into Let's Talk About Me Tuesday. I won't be able to participate in tomorrow's link up since my school is under construction and my classroom is front and center of the huge cranes, so I'm not allowed in. (Looooon sigh). This is the first summer I have not been able to go in early and start setting up or cleaning up. It's been driving me craaaaaazy!
Anyways, here are some interesting things that you might enjoy reading about me:
1. I am half Thai, half Salvadorian, and 100% American :). I am fluent in English and Spanish, and can count to 10 and say hello in Thai. Don't know if any Thai speaking person would understand me, but that's how my dad taught me.
2. My daughter is therefore now 25% Thai, 25% Salvadorian, 50% Mexican, and 100% American :). Talk about a future identity crisis! I have no idea what she's going to bubble in on those standardized tests under "ethnicity". I hated having to pick one . . . until there was the "other" bubble. I adore the "other" bubble.
3. I have been playing the piano since I was four years old. I never did win a school talent show though. Always came in second next to a certain other someone who always outshone me. But no hard feelings. Well, not that many. I continued to help out as the church pianist for about 15 years until I was too pregnant to sit comfortably at the bench.
4. I have been teaching for 9 years. This will be my 10th!! I was a "part time" teacher for two years, a regular substitute for one year, a long term sub for one year, and finally have been teaching kinder Spanish at a dual immersion school for the last five years.
5. I have had the privilege of travelling to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Thailand, Hawaii, and the East Coast. The last two I still consider a privilege since I'm a SoCal girl. Oh, and technically I've been to Canada since we crossed over at Niagara Falls.
6. I married my one and only boyfriend (didn't start dating until I was 21). Kind of embarrassing but it is what it is.
7. I was voted most shy in junior high. Not exactly the award you want to win. And now I'm a teacher. No one thought that was possible, but as we all know, speaking to five year olds is NOT THE SAME as talking to a group of peers.
8. I've been a vegetarian for the last 6 years. It hasn't been as hard as I thought it was. I really want to become vegan, but I hate cooking, so . . . . it's super hard.
9. Hated high school. Enough said. Loooved college! Unfortunately, I had to leave about 9 months earlier than planned because my mother got sick. Therefore, I received my undergrad in 3 years and 3 months with only one summer of classes. Yup, definitely a nerd.
10. I secretly desire to be the most organized person in the whole wide world, but unfortunately I'm the complete opposite - a slob. I used to be the kind of person that had piles of stuff but knew exactly where everything was. Really! But now I just have piles and have lost my awesome memory. Definitely something I've got to continue working on this year.
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