https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj en-us 2020-09-23 20:17:20 UTC 2023-05-15 00:52:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773721206 A story I remember hearing all the time when I was growing up was of "La Llorona." It's a pretty common story in Hispanic cultures. It's a scary story usually told around halloween time or anytime in the year when your parents want to get you to do something or else this lady named "La Llorona" would come after you at night. The story is about a lady in Mexico who drowns her kids in a river and afterwards she feels terrible and starts crying over them. The story is pretty simple, legend says you could still hear her crying, "mis hijos, mis hijos" translating to "my kids, my kids." As I grew up I realized the story wasn't actually all that scary, but as a kid, it was definitely a form of getting me to do what I told because if I didn't I ran the risk of being taken by this lady. ]]> 2020-09-23 20:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773721206 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773746808 Before moving away for college, I. lived in the same house my whole life. I grew up there and I never knew any other community like mine until I moved to SJ. I lived in Oakland my whole life so I lived in an urban area. If you were to see the area in which I lived from an outsider point of view, you would say it's a bad place to live.]]> 2020-09-23 20:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773746808 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773766629 Usually on Thanksgiving, the typical American dinner choice would be turkey, smashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, etc. But not in my hispanic household. I knew that when Thanksgiving was approaching I was either going to have tamales, puzzle, barrio, etc. Something very traditional and Mexican to eat. Growing up in school our teachers would always ask us what we were most excited to eat for Thanksgiving. Many would say turkey, and I would say tamales. ]]> 2020-09-23 20:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773766629 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773776663 When I was younger and I would talk to my grandma on the phone we had our own way of saying goodbye. She taught me a play on words that she would recite to me and I would respond with what she had taught me. I don't remember when it started but I haven't forgotten it until this day. My grandma would say, "te amo" and I would respond "a morder" or "te adoro" and I would respond, "en el comal." If I were to translate in English it would not make sense at all. "Te amo" means "I love you" and a morder" means "to bite." Te adoro" means "I adore you" and "en el comal" means "on the stove." For some explanation "adoro" sounds like "doro" which means grill in Spanish that's why I respond "on the stove." Anyways, my grandma will still say goodbye to me like that now and she tells me she's so happy that I still remember it.]]> 2020-09-23 20:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773776663 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773794883 This was not allowed, at all. To dis day I will not call my aunts or uncles by their first names, it's just an unsaid rule that I grew up on. My parents even took it a bit further and they taught me to never refer to adults with "tu" meaning "you" in English. In Spanish wee have a word, "usted" which is a more polite way to refer to adults and elders. It means the same as "you" but in a more polite way to show that you respect that person. ]]> 2020-09-23 20:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773794883 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773806045 I would regularly be praised just for doing what I was told. But something that earned me lots of praise were grades. I would regularly have to bring my report card home from school and I had to have a parent/guardian sign it to show the teacher that we are sharing our progress with them. My parents loved when I got good grades, they would always talk about my accomplishments with the family. I feel like succeeding in school or in the workforce in any way would get you the most recognition in Hispanic household. Recently my mom was cleaning out her room and she was giving me important documents for safe keeping. She had a whole folder full of my certificates. They were as old as preschool, when I first started school, all the way to high school. So I would say school accomplishments made my parents very proud.]]> 2020-09-23 20:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773806045 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773819561 Growing up in a Hispanic household, my parents always told me I could do anything I set my mind to. I feel like generally people would say Mexicans are hardworking. I don't know if that would be a stereotype in away. But I've seen my parents build their lives in a new country where they didn't speak the language, had little to no schooling and still managed to overcome every obstacle in their way. I think seeing that kind of dedication and perseverance around me taught me to do the same. Intelligence is something you gain and can work at, it's not limited to anyone.]]> 2020-09-23 21:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773819561 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773835073 My parents. My parents gave me everything they could have possible given me to help me have a better and simpler life than they could ever have. If I could do just that for them as they grow older and need my help then I would feel like I succeeded in that aspect of my life. My parents are my biggest inspiration that's why I also believe that they played a role in my decision to become a teacher. My parents would always just love helloing people in any way they could. I want to do that in other forms, such as teaching. I want to work with kids and help guide them in the right direction. ]]> 2020-09-23 21:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773835073 leslieguzman https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773843730 My experiences, my family, and where I come from. Beating the odds for someone like me is sometimes viewed as impossible. The Hispanic community doesn't have many people in their corner offering support. I didn't have many teachers who looked like me and I know that I'm not going to be the first female, Hispanic teacher but I want to be a part of the few. I want to become an educator and show the little Hispanic girls that they can do and be whoever they want. And I want to use that as a window for every other students. Inclusivity goes hand in hand with teaching that's why I want to create a community within the classroom that is supporting and considerate of everyone. ]]> 2020-09-23 21:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leslieguzman/pn72w83l31kiwdjj/wish/773843730