Ilvia Osceola:  

Hi, I was born in Habana Cuba and have lived in Queens, Paramus NYC, NJ, Miami, FL, and in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas area. I went to school in Sta. Teresita in Habana, Cuba, a Miami Elementary School, St. Theresa's in Queens, NY, William Cullen Bryant HS in NY, Sta. Teresita in Santurce, PR, and graduated from Miami HS in 1971 a year early. I graduated from MDCC south campus in Miami, FL,, Florida International University in 1978, and 1992, Florida Gulf Coast University in 1999, and the University of Florida in 2007 where I was on a fellowship. I'm now enrolled in George Washington University, in DC and graduate in 2010. Can you tell I LOVE SCHOOL and am a lifelong learner? Professionally I am a national bilingual educational consultant from graded PK through college. I specialize in teacher training and also push-into classrooms to model teaching efficacy and techniques for academic success of bilingual, ESL, and Special Needs students curriculum and instruction in Urban and Inner-City Schools. My favorite place to be in near or on the beach. I adore my family and have friends in many different states of the union. Write back...comments and questions are welcomed... Q&A's This is an unforgettable childhood memory: I made my first holy communion in Habana, Cuba. I'll never forget having the militia search me and my belongings just prior to entering the church. They stood guard at the rear of the church with rifles. It was daunting. These were my career choices: I always wanted to be a lawyer or a teacher when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea, but decided to be a teacher idea. As it turns out, they were correct. Where I chill: i like to relax in beach areas. How I get to work: If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have a plane ticket, luggage, and my laptop, cell phones, my research, handouts and presentation to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My heroes are my grandmother a...Expand for more