WHO
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Hi!! Welcome to my page, I'm glad you're here! A little bit about me, I am 21 years old, born in California however Norfolk, Virginia is my home. Grew up with an amazing loving family. I moved here when I was 5 years old and grew up going to Norfolk public schools. I loved each school I went to and loved each teacher I got. As a kid, I was always artistic and curious. At first, I wanted to be a fashion designer cause I loved to draw and organize clothing. However, my mom always had in-home daycare where I learned to teach and love children. I believe this is where my longing for teaching children has grown, I had an amazing public school experience and also got to see firsthand how to be patient and care for children that aren't mine.
This is my family this past Christmas, I have two older brothers Mico and William who have encouraged me to be fearless and strong. I also have the two most sacrificial parents who support me in any situation. My dad served in the navy for 26 years and my mom took care of all three of us by herself many times as my dad would deploy often. My oldest brother Mico and his lovely wife brought my niece (who i adore) into this world in 2020. My second older brother William has been living in Charlottesville living an amazing life with his girlfriend and he teaches me to always live outside of the norm.
My boyfriend and I recently moved out into our own place and decided to get two yellow labs at 6 weeks old. Duke and Dean have been the greatest adventure and made my life full of joy and excitement. They are seriously the light of my life and I can not imagine life without them. They definitely keep me very busy!!!
One of my biggest and favorite hobbies is photography. My love for photography was in 8th grade when my parents bought my first camera. In high school, I took photos for all 4 years and fell in love even more, and unlocked a newfound love for art. Now I do weddings, portraits, family photos, etc. and I am currently in school studying art education in hopes to become an art/photography teacher hoping to ignite creativity and love, and appreciation for art.
Leave me comments!!!
-Hi Tatianna! I really like the dropdown menus on your page where you talked about your family, dogs, and photography, I thought it was a very creative way to display information! I also love photography. I can definitely relate to needing to work on time management. Good luck with your goals this year!
-Grey
-Hi Tatianna! Cali is a place I'd like to visit some day. I couldn't agree with you more on time management, I think it's one of my toxic traits that I believe I'm truly good at haha. Also I tend to get pretty anxious as well when it comes to presenting my ideas, but after doing 2/4 of my teaching method classes I have become more confident. I hope you will start to reach that goal this semester! - Deyalit Ayala
-Tatianna, I loved the drawings that you added to your pictures, that was super creative! I think we have a very similar teaching style and I really like what you said about having a judgement free classroom where students will feel safe. -Tessa