A little bit about me…
I am…
A Christian
A daughter
A sister
A student
A friend
A teacher
A bartender
I grew up in the city of Gardena, Ca. alongside 2 older brothers and 1 younger sister. My parents divorced when I was about 8 and my mom is like my best friend. Growing up I always had a curiousity for new things or extraordinary things. I love singing and dancing even though I can't sing very well. My mom would always say she should have put me in drama class or a performing arts school because I could be dramatic at times. 
I participated in a foreign exchange program thrugh my high school and I studied in Japan for a few weeks. That was my first overseas experience and I would never forget it.
I attended Long Beach State and graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in Communications in 2009. Soon after I discovered that I wanted to teach. I enrolled at CSU, Dominguez Hills and I am now earning my teaching credentials. I will be finish May 2012! Whoo- hooo!! 
Finishing my credential means so much for me and I look at this time in my life to give back in a way that I never thought possible.
I bartend at T.G.I. Fridays full time along with student teaching. So I don't have much free time but I do like my job. I can't say that I love it because some times it is real sad to see people in the bar day in and day out drowning in their sorrows numbing themselves with alcohol. But I look at those opportunities to talk to people and get to know them. Sometimes my guests just want some one to talk to and I believe my acts of kindness help to feel better about themselves. Sometimes I am able to share my testimony or invite them to church.
I remember being very young and having a very clear understanding about who Jesus Christ was. I am a Christian and I believe in the only living God. I grew up in a household where we attended church every Sunday and went to Bible study every week. My parents were strict but I know now it was because they loved me and they didn't want me to end up with the same bumps and bruises. Being a child there were some lessons that I learned and there were some bumps and bruises I earned but at the end of it all, I found myself discovering that when I step out of God's mercy and grace do I allow the enemy to reak havoc on my life. Time has moved me on and I am a little wiser and a little better. I am under construction.. God is still working on me.
