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Here are links that will connect you with various aspects of my life. 
 
Where it all started:
 
Sacramento, CA
 
 
 
 
Woodland, CA
 
 
 
 
 
A great education:
 
Douglass Junior (now Middle) High School : Grades 7-9
 
 
 
 
Woodland High School : Grades 10-12 : Graduating Class of 1993
 
 
 
Then I became a Gaucho...studying Political Science and English : 1993-1999
 
 
 
 
With a little exploration of Italian literature in Siena and Padova, Italia : 1998-1999
 
 
 
 
 
One intensive year for my credential/masters through the
Teacher Education Program at UC Santa Barbara
 
 
 
 
 
 
Done with school and time to work:   
 
 
3 years working in Los Angeles at Santa Monica High School
 
 
 
My first international teaching job at the American Overseas School of Roma
 
 
 
My last two years were spent at the American School of Asuncion in Asuncion, Paraguay
 
 
 
My current job at the American College of Sofia in Sofia, Bulgaria



www.acs.bg


Things I really enjoy:
 
 
Reading
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A few books I've read and enjoyed recently:
 
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Stratapi



The Human Stain by Philip Roth
 
 
 
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer
 
 
 
 
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
 
 
 
 
 
Spoken Word Poetry
 
http://www.youthspeaks.org (The amazing site aimed at promoting youth poetry.)
http://www.saulwilliams.com (An absolutely brilliant poet)
www.blindfaithrecords.com (Great poet who won the individual slam championship)
www.stevenconnell.com/  (Simply a great talent in poetry and so much more.)
http://http://shopliftwindchimes.com/ (Incredible poet and person.)
http://http://www.taylormali.com/index.html (A teacher first, as well as one of the more well-known poets on the scene.)
www.poetryslam.com (Lots of good links and information on poetryslam)
www.nationalpoetryslam.com (The home of the national competition...love it or hate it.)