Long Bio

My family is from Mexico and I lived in Juarez, Chihuahua until I was about 5 years old when our family moved to El Paso, Texas. I have an older sister and younger brother and growing up, we loved playing with cardboard boxes, riding bikes and attempting acrobatics on the lawn.

I am bilingual and speak both English and Spanish. When I first started school, I didn’t speak very much English. Thankfully, kids don’t need to speak the same language to play together. I eventually learned English and am so grateful that I can speak two languages. I still speak to my mom and dad in Spanish.

I attended the University of Texas at Austin where I majored in Government and Spanish. I was a teacher for four years, before going back to the University of Texas to get my Masters in Educational Psychology.

I worked as an elementary school counselor and later as a bilingual special education counselor serving students from kindergarten to high school in the public schools for 17 years. I’ve learned so much from this experience and I’m forever grateful for having this amazing opportunity!

Over the course of my studies, I learned that yoga was a wonderful way to manage stress and started practicing it 15 years ago.  I later trained to become a teacher, but mostly I just like being a student.I love to travel and learn from people and places that are different from me. I have visited every continent except Antarctica.

I have always loved to read and write and have notebooks filled with poems, stories and even a screenplay. Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Wrinkle in TimeThe House on Mango Street  and One Hundred Years of Solitude are a few of my favorite books.