My name is Christian Flores-Manzanares (he/him/his) and I am 21 years old. I was born in Colton, CA, but have lived in Riverside, CA my entire life. My major was initially Automotive Technology, but now I'm majoring in Elementary Education. I finally chose teaching as the career I wanted to pursue because of one particular teacher I had in 6th grade. His enthusiasm and passion for teaching is what sparked my interest in becoming a teacher myself. I have many good memories from elementary school, but the majority of them are from his class. I want my future classes to have the same impact his class had on me. Some of my interests include soccer, cars, and music. The number one thing on my bucket list is to travel to Germany and watch a game from my favorite soccer team, Bayern Munich.