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For my family, the American Dream began in Chicago, Illinois in September, 1979 when we moved to this country. I remember the struggles that my parents faced as they were trying to adapt to this new culture. As a child, I would play the role of “ESL Teacher” so that I can help my parents improve their English skills.
I have always been fascinated with meeting and learning about people from various cultures. One summer while I was working on my Bachelor’s Degree in Education, I served as a volunteer ESL Teacher in Armenia. That experience verified my decision of wanting to teach. After graduation, I worked as a first grade teacher for five years. Even though I loved working with young students, I would always remember my experience working with ESL adults in Armenia and hoped to one day have that opportunity again.
In September 2005, I got married to a wonderful man and moved to Los Angeles.
I decided that this was a perfect opportunity to finally pursue my dream of becoming an ESL Teacher. I enrolled as a student in the Linguistics/TESOL Master of Arts program at California State University Northridge, from which I graduated in May, 2008.
It has been a pleasure working as an ESL Instructor at Los Angeles Valley College. Even though I am the instructor, I find myself learning something new every day due to the fact that I get the chance to meet people from all over the world. I hope to inspire my students as much as they inspire me. I realize that learning a new language is not an easy task; thus, I hope to make the experience as comfortable and fun for all of my students.
