Since graduating from Augustana, I've been teaching high school Spanish in Crystal Lake. In 1998 I started a Master's program where I studied in different countries for 3 summers: Spain, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico. I graduated in 2001 and then started an English as a Second Language program. In 2003 I finished my ESL approval and started my Ed.D in Educational Administration. I graduated in 2005 the same week that Vienna was born. I probably will not start/finish the dissertation since it's been several years now. My son Vaughn was born in February, 2008.