Maura Patricia Turkel
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Actor or reactor? Both. Observer or particpant? Both. Political mind? Yes. Political stomach? No. Intellectual? Yes. Academic? Not so much. Teacher? Definitely. Student? Always. I'm an American chica with a Latin heart. Born just outside of Baltimore, I ended up as an exchange student at age 16 in Brazil and found myself at home there. Crazy, but true. After a few years working on an Argentine bank's trading floor in New York, I married a Texan, moved to Texas and became a Spanish teacher. I follow politics, vote, dance and drink wine with dinner. I don't play games. I want to know what you think. I hate to be the smartest person in the room. I want to learn something. But I also dance, laugh and love! Besos! |
| Interests | hiking, biking, dancing, international travel,international and national politics, history (particularly of the American Revolution and early presidents), linguistics, wine, Spanish and Portuguese languages, reading, writing, pets, fashion, music, Latin America, Teenagers |
| Favorite movies | Bend it Like Beckam, Coal Miner's Daughter, Love Actually, STAND AND DELIVER, La Historia Oficial, Motorcycle Diaries, Maria Full of Grace, Rudy |
| Favorite music | Bossa Nova, MPB, LATIN POP, Country, Irish, Fado, Argentine Rock |
| Favorite books | P.D. James' Mysteries, The News From Paraguay, Team of Rivals, The Secret, Failing Forward, Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy and Civic Courage |