Arroyo-Buruato, María de la Luz

I was born in Monterrey, Mexico. I have a B.A. in Applied Linguistics by The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon and a Master´s Degree in Arts and Humanities by New Mexico State University. After I graduated from college, I had the opportunity of living a very meaningful international experience: I went to the United States to teach Spanish and Mexican culture to college students. It was at that moment when I decided what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, professionally speaking: to be a teacher, to work with people from different cultural backgrounds, to show them all my country and my culture have to offer. As a faculty member there are a lot of responsibilities, but when I m in the classroom I connect with students and forget about everything else. I can hardly wait to be in the classroom. It s the best time of the day. When I see a student using the material he or she has learned in my classroom it s like everything you ve worked for and all the energy you have put in is paid back to you. They teach me. I grow every day because of what I learn and relearn from my students. Working with students is my fountain of youth.