Having spent close to a fifth of my adult life living and working in Latin America, and having married into a Mexican-American family, I have become fluent in Spanish and well-versed in the politics, music, arts, and history of Latin America.

I began teaching Spanish while still an undergraduate as a Teaching Assistant at Earlham College. I have created and led two service-learning projects for Wheelock undergraduates in Southern Mexico. I taught and led two, semester-long Spanish immersi...