Interestingly, my very first endearing memory of a teacher was in 5th grade which was my first day of school here in California. I recently moved from Tijuana, where culture and obviously language is drastically different. I remember spending my whole morning crying, getting ready for school, and dazing off in the classroom because I didn’t understand anything. However, Mrs. Stevenson was my first friend I made in the US, teaching me all kinds of things. Even though I didn’t understand most of what she said for the first few months, her kind compassions were clearly translated. I’ve came across many excellent teachers but I would like to think being Mrs. Stevenson’s student was the biggest honor and honor because it changed my impression of school.
Although I loved going to school and learning new ideas, I’ve never seen myself in a teaching position. I wanted to be a creator of something. Then, when I met Professor Cynthia Grilli during my sophomore year in CSULB, I wanted to be a teacher. Cynthia didn’t give a long lecture about being a teacher, in fact never convinced us to become a teacher. I stayed after life drawing class to ask Cynthia about the assignment but she was talking with another student. I stayed by the door, waiting for their meeting to be over, and then I saw how passionate, thrilled Cynthia was as she discussed artwork with my fellow classmate. Then I decided, I wanted to be that person.
Like my mother always said, get a job that you love to do, so you can make money while loving what you do. So naturally I wanted a job involving art and school. Art is how I communicate, express and view the world. Because the world is so unique, different and always changing, I hope to suggest to students many creative methods to express themselves. Unlike math equation, there is no right answer to art which allows students infinite combinations of problem solving. Through choice of colors, subject matter, composition or even different mediums, I want students to enjoy art making process itself instead of stressing over execution or how accurate they can draw something.