- Filipino-American, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) dual degree in Political Science & French with a minor in Asian Pacific American Studies from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California
- Master in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana
- Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso (West Africa)
- High School French & English Teacher in Biloxi, Mississippi
- English Teacher Trainer & Summer English Teaching Fellow in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Fulbright Fellow & English Teacher Trainer in Dakar, Senegal
- Middle School French Teacher in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- University English Adviser & English Teacher Trainer in Lomé, Togo
- Associate Director of Education Project Management (Haiti) at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child
This blog is meant to document my experiences on this journey called life, always following my mantra by St. Ignatius of Loyola: "Go forth and set the world on fire."
When I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso, many people didn't believe I was American and assumed I was something else. So this is an on-going list of what people have guessed I am (by the way, to those that don't know me, I'm Filipino-American). Enjoy!
- Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Vietnamese - Thai - Burkinabè (Peulh/Fulani ethnic group) - Peruvian - Ivoirian (Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast) - Indian (Southeast Asian) - French - 'Métis' (translates to 'a mix') - Spanish - German