I was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A. My father migrated from the US to El Salvador when he was young. He grew up in a farm in Colorado, and raised champion pigs. My mother was a modest cook who grew up in El Salvador’s capital city.

My father died in 1992, and I moved to the United States and lived in Hawaii. I moved to Oregon when I was 17 and attended Lane Community College where I worked as a Spanish Master Tutor for many years. I transfered to the University of Oregon and worked for 4J School District after I finished my B.A. I worked as a Instructional Assistant Bilingual, Campus Supervisor Assistant, and as an ELL Assistant. After three years I decided to go back to school and earned a masters in education with my endorsement in Social Studies. I have been teaching since 2006.