R. Ernesto Castro F.

Hello KRP Cohort 14,

   I am looking forward to me you guys since I did not get a chance to attend the orientation meeting a couple of weeks ago! I am very excited to be participating in the Kentucky Reading Project and even more excited to put into practice many of the reading strategies that we will be learning from each other! I have heard that is a really awesome experience from everyone I know that has participated in the project!

 Anywise, I am supposed to be introducing myself but I got carried away with the excitement of the things that are about to come! So here it is. My name is Romel Ernesto Castro Falconi, but you do not have to remember all that. I go by Ernesto. I am from Quito, Ecuador and I have lived in the wonderful city of Louisville since 2005. I came to Louisville originally to learn English and go back to Ecuador. However, I loved the city and decided to stay for college. I attended JCC for my first two years of school and then finished my bachelors degree in Early Elementary Education from the University of Louisville in 2010. After that, I had a good experience teaching at JCPS and I currently teach 1st grade at La Grange Elementary in Oldham County. I can honestly say that not giving up on teaching has been the most rewarding experience I have had so far and I am looking forward to see all the opportunities and memories that are ahead of me.

As far as interest goes, I truly enjoy sports in any way, shape or form. I play, read, write and yell about soccer, which is my favorite sport (as most south americans). I am a passionate Louisville Cardinals fan and I follow their football, basketball and of course soccer teams. My reading is mostly guided by what I feel my weakness are. For instance, lately I have felt that my conversation abilities were not where I wanted them to be, so I picked up a book called "The Art of Conversation" and I have been reading it on and off, restarting it two times and have not yet finish it since March. My goal is to finish it before KRP begins, but with other readings on top of it, who knows! During the school year, my reading is mostly about school stuff. I also enjoy just hanging out with friends joking around, going out or just simply sitting anywhere just talking. Other than that I am a pretty lay back person trying to make a difference through education.

 I can not wait to read about and meet you pretty soon! Take care and enjoy the wonderful weather!

Ernesto.