This is a picture of my beautiful family. Both of my children are grown, and we are empty nesters!

One thing that I have done that no one else has done is run a full marathon.

This is just a picture of me taken on the day I though I was getting my employee photo done.

Something that I'm convinced only I've done is run into a screen door that was still closed. In my defense it was a really clean screen.

Something I think no one else may have done that I have is maybe go snorkeling with sharks? This was a while ago, back when I was 16. We got to go to Cancun and we were gifted a free snorkeling activity but when I looked down the area was filled with nurse sharks! Which essentially isn’t all that terrible but it was pretty scary to me.

This picture is of me and my family taken earlier this year. My husband and I have two daughters. One has entered high school this year, and one just recently got engaged.

One thing I bet no one in this class has experienced is that while I was in college, I attended a Presidential visit to Sundance Square. A piece of my clothing set-off the metal detector, and I will quickly moved to the side and had to meet with Secret Service to ensure everyone's safety.

This is a picture of my husband and I; I really need to get updated family pictures because the last ones I have my daughter was 1 and she just turned 3.. haha.

Something I think no one else may have done that I have done is, that I actually enjoy cleaning and organizing. It is an escape for me and it allows me to fix things. My sister tells me all the time, it doesn't look like my house is lived in because its always so clean. Especially with toddler. haha

This is a picture of my oldest son and I after my college graduation this past May.

Now something that only me Imelda have done in my past is ate a roach. It was nasty, but I had to try it. I also ate some grasshoppers with lemon. It was when I was living in Mexico years ago. Do I regret it? Nope!

My name is Keila Vasquez. I am from Washington DC but have been living in Houston, Texas for the last 12 years. I was a stay home mother for about 6 years. Last year my youngest daughter started Pre-k. I felt so LONELY. As a result I started volunteering in her classroom and I fell in love with it. I also felt that I could offer more this is why I decided to go back to school.

This is a picture of my two children Jezreel (pronounced Jazz-Real) who is 7, Aisha (I-E-Sha) is 5 and myself.

One thing that I have done that no one else has done is drive 24 hours straight!

One thing that i have done that one else has done is continue my education with two small children . It's crazy of me to do this when my babies are still so young and need my full time attention!

My name is Viviana Mora, I am a McKinney born and raised Texan. As much as I love Texas, I hope one day to end up in Colorado. I've visited a few times and I never want to leave, it is absolutely beautiful. I have no children, but I think of my nephews as my own. The photo above is actually my two youngest nephews at the movies. I also have one german shepherd named Simba, and I recently lost my childhood dog of 12 years, Indio, who was a Siberian Husky. I miss him dearly.

I have been in the early childhood education field for as long as I can remember but have been growing and learning within the same school district that I attended for four years now. I currently work with bilingual tiny humans and my heart couldn't be more content. I know it has been a long time coming now, but I hope soon to become a certified bilingual teacher myself.

One thing that I think no one else may have done is climb the manitou incline in Colorado, which is harder than most people think. Even I thought walking up to it that it would be easy! But I was wrong! It took about two and a half hours long, and I am very proud of myself for it. I hope to climb many more mountains in the future. I highly recommend it to anyone who has not gone!

Something that I think no one has done is visit a cemetery at midnight, I did this in Mexico on some tours that they offer to tell legends at midnight.

This picture was taken on my family's Disneyland vacation in June 2024.

The one thing that I've done that no one else has done is visited an underground waterfall. Where I'm originally from, Chattanooga, TN, has a landmark named Ruby Falls. It is a 100 foot waterall inside a mountain. You ride an elevator down and hike very narrow trails to get to it. It's amazing and such a sight!

works fine. I am currently living in Houston. I have two wonderful children that I proudly call my own. My oldest and only daughter April 20 and my youngest and only boy Xavier 10. I have worked in the SPED department as a para for 11 years now. They are some amazing little people and don't let the fool you into thinking they can't do something!! I was on the fence on whether or not to stick to SPED for my major but that paperwork that comes with it is no joke. Who knows I may change my mind in the end. I also enjoy working with pre-k through 2 grades and honestly 3rd is pushing it.

One thing I have done that no else may have, is grow up in a dairy farm. I remember spending my summer days out with the cows or just exploring the outdoors. I had several baby cows through out the years that I would care for. My love for animals grew there. I have my dachshund of 11 years but at one point I had 2 dogs, 3 guinea pigs and one snake.

One thing I dont think anyone has done is zip line across a whole island.

One thing that I have done that I think no one has done was to ride the Sling Shot 5 times back to back without passing out like everyone else. Also rode once with my son Kason who was 7 yrs old at the time. I was so proud of him because he was the only kid that did not pass out. He was really brave.

Something that I don't think anyone else has done is gotten lost for a long time on a hiking trail. My family and I recently visited Latourell Falls in Oregon. Despite being led by relatives, My sister and I separated and took a risky path to see other parts of the area. It took us about an hour to reunite with the rest of our family, but we did get to see pretty views.

I have worked, as a bilingual paraprofessional at Hodge Elementary for the past 16 years.

"I don't think anyone else in this class has gone, back to school after 42 years, at the edge of 64. It will be hard, but not impossible, to complete my teacher's certification with the help of my wonderful teacher and peers."

I'm Diana, a first-year college student pursuing a B.S. in Early Childhood Education with a focus on PreK-3 and Bilingual Education.

Im originally from Mexico, I came to Texas when I was 11 years old. A little something about me is that I love watching scary movies on rainy days. I'm married and have 5 kids my oldest kid is 23 and my youngest is 15 years old. I’m passionate about working with young children and helping them learn abd achieve their goals.

My love for teaching grew from my experience working as a Paraprofessional at Denton ISD. I fell in love working there my first year that to me is not a job, I actually enjoy it so much. I’m now aiming to become a bilingual teacher. I’m so excited to dive into this class and enhance my skills to better support and inspire students. Looking forward to learning with you all!

My name is Rabia Ghezal. I have been living in Houston, Texas for about 17 years now. I have four wonderful children: a girl and three boys. I am currently teaching as a bilingual first grade teacher.  My favorite grades to teach are first and second graders as I prefer teaching younger students to older students

A thing I have done that I believe no one else, at least in this class, has done is learn these three languages: Arabic, French, and English. I love these three languages and spent lots of time perfecting them!

One thing that i’ve done would be when I was on a cruise about a year ago on one of the islands (honduras) I was able to hold a few monkeys and a sloth very exciting

Something I have done that I think no one else has is I went on a mission trip to Costa Rica in high school and I got to help rebuild a tin roof.

Something that other may not have done...spent hours waiting and watching your daughter dance at Irish festivals and competitions all over the southern states and for some reason Maryland! . Sometimes...I still here the music in my mind :)