I grew up speaking Spanish and hearing Chinese. It's made my life more complicated and more fun. Once I realized how many worlds I had access to through two languages, I began writing. Once I began writing, I realized that kids must have just as much to say. Writing and reading have always served as a mirror, a plane ticket, a solace in my life.

I believe that for children as much as for college-bound teens, written and visual stories can validate and celebrate our individual experiences. I love integrating translation, photography, and my sociology background into my teaching practice. I love bringing my love of language and storytelling to kids affected by autism, recent refugees, and kids of all kinds in my work as an educator.

More recently
The Manitou School Middle school ELA and Learning Skills Teacher (Cold Spring, NY)
Oakwood Friends School Middle school ELA Teacher (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Brooklyn Prospect Middle School 6th Grade ELA Teacher and Learning Specialist (Brooklyn, NY)
School of the New York Times Course Leader (New York, NY)
Teachers & Writers Collaborative Teaching Artist (PS 122, New York, NY)
Children's Museum of the Arts Teaching Artist, Accessibility Programming (New York, NY)
Columbia University Teaching Fellow (New York, NY)
Brooklyn Friends School After-school Teacher (New York, NY)
Curious Jane Art teacher (New York, NY)

Less recently 
Girls Write Now Programs Intern (New York, NY)
Beam Camp Counselor (Strafford, NH) 
826NYC Tutor and Story Coach Volunteer with The Moth (New York, NY)