About Me

Born and raised the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, I moved to San Diego to attend San Diego State University when I was 20 years old. It did not take me much convincing to stay in San Diego, it is a great city and I have really grown as my own person here. I'm credentialed to teach both my passions: Social Science and Spanish and have taught both in my teaching career. By studying Social Science, I learned about the world, however by perfecting my Spanish, I have experienced the world. Learning another language can open up one to traveling the world not just in Spanish-speaking countries but other areas of the world (I've traveled to almost 60 countries).

I'm proud to teach at Scripps Ranch High School where I can share my knowledge in a profession that I wanted to do since I was in the 4th grade. It is my 12th year at SRHS and I truly love teaching here! I've also taught high school in El Cajón, CA and at other campuses in San Diego Unified School District.

Other passions of mine besides teaching and traveling include: football, soccer, dancing, music, live concerts, documentaries, Mexican & Colombian food, politics, and working out (when I have time).

EDUCATION

San Diego State University 2010 Credential in Spanish

San Diego State University 2007 Master of Arts Degree: Secondary Instruction & Curriculum

San Diego State University 2006 BCLAD Certificate in Spanish (done mainly in Querétaro, México)

San Diego State University 2003 Credential in Social Science

San Diego State University 2001 Bachelor of Arts Degree: Social Science

James Logan High School 1996 High School Diploma

COUNTRIES VISITED BY PROFE BAÑUELOS (58)

North America

México Canada Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panamá

Belize Trinidad & Tobago Honduras

South America

Colombia Ecuador Perú Argentina Chile Brazil Uruguay Paraguay

Venezuela Bolivia Suriname

Africa

South Africa Swaziland Lesotho Botswana Egypt Morocco

Europe

Spain Portugal Andorra France Italy Vatican City Netherlands Germany

Austria Russia Denmark United Kingdom Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary

Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Moldova Bulgaria Romania Poland Ireland

Greece

Asia

China Myanmar Singapore Japan Israel (yes, Israel is part of the continent of Asia)

STATES IN THE U.S.A. VISITED BY PROFE BAÑUELOS (49)

California Oregon Washington Nevada Arizona New Mexico Colorado Texas Kansas Missouri

Arkansas Tennessee Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Louisiana

Massachusetts Pennsylvania New York New Jersey Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia

Hawai'i Florida Minnesota Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire Maine Vermont

(Washington D.C [even though it is not a state]) Idaho Wyoming Montana South Dakota North Dakota

Nebraska Iowa Michigan Delaware South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma Utah

STATES IN MÉXICO VISITED BY PROFE BAÑUELOS (17)

Baja California Nuevo León Zacatecas Nayarit Jalisco Querétaro Hidalgo Guanajuato

Morelos Puebla Oaxaca Chiapas Yucatán Quintana Roo Estado De México

Michoacán Baja California Sur (México D.F. [even though it is not a state])