I teach high school and middle school Spanish level 1 at Parker School in Waimea, Hawaii (Big Island). I earned my BA in Spanish and Latin American Studies in 1995 from UC Berkeley. Between 1995-7 I travelled extensively throughout Central America and Western Europe. I returned to UC Berkeley in 1997 and earned an MA in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. In 2000 I moved to Los Angeles and began a teaching career at Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, CA. During my three years at CV I also earned a CA single subject CLEAR & CLAD credential from Cal State LA. In July of 2003 I moved to Waimea and taught Spanish 1 at Kealakehe High School for the fall semester. I worked as a long term Spanish substitute at HPA in January of 2004 teaching Spanish 1,3,and 4-5. This August I will begin my first year of teaching Spanish at Parker School.
I like to hike, swim and bike.I have hiked the John Muir trail several times. I have also completed several three-week long hiking trips in the French and Swiss Alps. I'm a member of the HPA masters swim club in Waimea. While it has been a while since I've done any serious long distance riding (a 1997 3 month 2500 mile journey from CA to Colorado via some national parks), I have enjoyed many rides from Kawaihae to Hawi. I completed my first olympic distance triathlon this past April (Lavaman) and had such a great time that I competed in the Honu triathlon in May. I've enjoyed a summer of open ocean water races with my colleagues from the Masters swim team and look forward to possibly completing my first marathon this December.
Spring 2002 at 12,000 ft. on White Mountain
