Good afternoon everyone! I am in Austin, TX wrapping up my first SXSW experience. I participated fully during SXSW Interactive and am now dabbling in SXSW Music. This has been an absolutely amazing experience and I have met so many great people.
Before I go on and share with you all that I learned this past week, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am from Laredo, a small border town in Texas. If you are immediately thinking about the dangers occurring across the border in Mexico, I don't blame you. For me though, Laredo is home and I can say with complete honesty that I have never felt unsafe there. I had the most terrific upbringing a girl could ask for, full of limitless opportunities and amazing friends and family. After graduating from J.B. Alexander High School I attended CU Boulder and studied Psychology and Italian. If you have not visited Boulder, you must. It is one of the most beautiful and serene places I have ever been.
Upon graduation in 2009 Laredo was deemed the largest US city without a bookstore; it was heartbreaking. Education has always been a passion of mine and at this point, I decided I needed to make a difference in children's lives. Now, I am a Masters student at SMU in Dallas studying education. With my Masters degree, I will also leave the program a certified teacher. This brings me to my newest challenge today. Stay tuned to find out what that challenge is specifically and what I'm doing to take control. Buggin' out! :)
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