No One Can Take Away Your Education

I can still remember the firmness in my fathers voice when he would look into my five-year-old eyes and say, "Engleesh!" in his heavy Mexican accent, urging us to strictly stick to the English language while in a public setting; this was always the motto in my household, that and "No boys!" I grew up in a modest home where Mexican culture and tradition reigned despite the fact that we lived in the United States pretty much my whole life. Being an immigrant, though, gave me a whole different perspective in life. With just this small detail I realized many things, but most importantly I found out that the playing field is not always level especially for an immigrant. My mother knew this well, and imprinted in my brain that the only way to escape some of these inequalities is by educating myself. My parents emphasized that education will help get me to where I want to be. That it will enable me to make my dreams a reality and my goals obtainable. So that is what the goal has always been: acquire an education and a degree. Never have my parents ever allowed me to take my finger off the mark. This is what a degree from UTSA means to me.

I would not be where I am today without my family. (My mother, me!, and my aunt.)

I plan to teach English in Korea Spring 2013.

I plan to visit many of neighboring Asian countries while in Korea,
but I am also planning to dive the great barrier reef in Australia while there.