About the teacher

I was born in El Salvador to a Salvadoran father and Cuban mother and I lived in Costa Rica as a child. I moved to the U.S. when I was 12, when I didn't know any English! (Naci en El Salvador de padre de El Salvador y madre de Cuba. Me mude de Costa Rica a EEUU a la edad de 12.)

For 20 years, I worked as a journalist in different parts of the country. I moved to Wilmington 16 years ago and I love being here with my wonderful husband, and my two daughters, who are a freshman at Appalachian State University and a junior in high school. I love reading, music, going to the beach, traveling and having fun with my students. (Trabaje como periodista antes de hacerme maestra y me mude a Wilmington con mi familia en 2005.)