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Growing Up in a Trilingual and Multicultural Home

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Growing Up in a Trilingual and Multicultural Home

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My first and most important teachers that had the greatest impact on my education were my parents. I grew up in a multicultural household with a Hungarian father and a French Canadian mother. Not only did this expose me to the French, Hungarian and English languages (English was the common language that my parents used to communicate with one another), but also to the Hungarian and French Canadian cultures.

My formal language training came from the French grade schools and weekend Hungarian schools that I was enrolled in. However, my parents always made me speak Hungarian with my father and French with my mother. Not only did my parents integrate both the French Canadian and Hungarian traditions in our family life, but they also took us on frequent trips to Hungary and Quebec to expose us to the full cultural experiences of their backgrounds.

I cannot be thankful enough to my parents for giving me this great gift of culture and language, which not only allows me to communicate with my friends and relatives in Quebec and Hungary, but which also broadened my mind to be able celebrate the unique differences of every language and culture. This cultural and linguistic exposure given to me by my parents shaped my dream of becoming a French teacher so that I can expose young minds to the wonders of different languages and cultures.

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I have participated in sports since I was 2 years old when my mother enrolled me in ballet, followed by soccer, swimming, tenis, gymnastics, acrobatics, rhythmic gymnastics and karate. The sport that brought me the most life experiences, and to push myself even harder through obstacles was karate. With many years of training, and a lot of hard work, I eventually made it onto the Karate Canada National Team. This was a wonderful educational experience for me as I traveled to different cities and countries for training and tournaments. I was exposed to different countries, languages, cultures not only through travel, but also by meeting and interacting with competitors from other countries. Karate taught me life skills such as independence and good sportsmanship, and it challenged me to become a better version of myself through hard work and determination.

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Ste-Cecilia Catholic Elementary School French Immersion 

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Ste-Cecilia Catholic Elementary School French Immersion 

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I was always top of my class in elementary school. My grade 4 teacher recognized this, and asked me if I would like to help the struggling students in other classes, which I happily accepted. It was a big responsibility for me to go into other classes to help, but it was also something that my teacher noticed that I was very good at. This was a very educational experience for me because it was my first experience to teach others, and it gave me great satisfaction to be able to help others.

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Swimming Instructor and Karate Instructor

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Swimming Instructor and Karate Instructor

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At 16 years old, I was not only a karate instructor, but also a swimming instructor for the City of Toronto. These experiences made me realize that I love working with children, and my supervisors saw that I was very good at it. I have an uncanny ability to precisely spot the hindering issues that are stopping struggling students to progress to the next level, and to provide individualized corrections to help each of them to succeed in their learning.

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Teaching Assistant at James Culnan Catholic Elementary School

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Teaching Assistant at James Culnan Catholic Elementary School

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When I was 16 years old I was given the opportunity to volunteer at my mother's school as a teaching assistant. Not only did I help in my mother's class but also in the classes of other teachers. My mother teaches grade 2 french immersion which is what I would like to teach after graduating from university. Not only did I gain valuable experience by observing the way that my mother teaches, but I was also given the opportunity to assist in other teachers’ grade 1, grade 2 and grade 4 classes. Reaching the age of 17, I ended up in a situation in which I was able to teach a class on my own because the supply teacher left me with the class for almost an entire day. I know that I am not a certified teacher, but because of my past educational experiences, such as being a swim instructor and a karate instructor, I was able to successfully manage the students and teach them a proper lesson.

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There was a period in my life when my grades started to slip. A lot of personal issues were going on in my life that I had to deal with. My grades took a turn for the worse from grade 9 through grade 11. During this time I always prioritized karate before school because karate was a good escape from my personal issues.

When I reached grade 12, a lot of progress was done with resolving my personal issues. On top of that, my mother and I came to the conclusion that it would be in my best interest to quit karate so I could focus on my studies for the purpose of attaining my career objective.

My grade 12 year was really hard because I had to learn how to prioritize school over everything, relearn good study habits, and break detrimental habits. I had to find different ways to be able to cope with myself and to stay focused. At the end of grade 12, I was able to elevate my marks to the point that I made it back onto the honour roll. This learning experience made me realize that I am truly capable of achieving anything that I want by putting my heart into it.

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Finally, I made it to University through all of my ups and downs. Now I feel prepared and capable because I have acknowledged what I have been through, which included learning from both my successes and struggles. Getting accepted to university brought light to my eyes because it proved to me that hard work pays off. Furthermore, my successes, regardless of how small, motivated me to keep going. I know what I need to do, which is to stay in my game and to keep focusing on what is important to me: my education which is directly linked to my future.

So anyhow, this is my story with my most significant educational experiences and life lessons that I am never going to forget. These experiences shaped me to who I am today, which is someone able to reach their goals through persistence, hard work and resilience.