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| Mrs. Mansilla enjoying a book with her 2B class (photo taken by Ana Reyes) |
Happy and approachable are two words that would
describe the new teacher of 2B greatly. Mrs. Micah Mansilla is originally from
a small town in northwest Arkansas. Since her community was small, she
went to the public school in her town. She went to John Barron University where
she met her husband in 1999. He was an international student from Santa Cruz,
Bolivia and that's how she ended up here. They married in 2002 and moved to
Bolivia in 2003. Afterwards they lived in the states for four years and have been back here
for three and a half years. She has two kids, the oldest named Hernan is eight, and Mercedes is four. She is happy here and loves Santa Cruz, but she admits that she misses her family.
Yellow, the color of happiness, is Mrs.Mansilla's favorite color. When someone enters her room there is yellow all around them. Yellow posters hanging on the walls, yellow tables for the students, and a yellow pillow on her reading chair. Another one of her favorite things is Mexican food. In the States, she says that there are many authentic Mexican restaurants, though she observed that here there is a lack of original Mexican food.
While attending high school in Arkansas, Micah played tennis. She was on the school's team and went with her sister at 5:00 a.m. to school every morning to practice. Now she doesn't play as much, preferring arts over the sports. She likes to do art projects and has an after school program for elementary kids focusing on the art.
Yellow, the color of happiness, is Mrs.Mansilla's favorite color. When someone enters her room there is yellow all around them. Yellow posters hanging on the walls, yellow tables for the students, and a yellow pillow on her reading chair. Another one of her favorite things is Mexican food. In the States, she says that there are many authentic Mexican restaurants, though she observed that here there is a lack of original Mexican food.
While attending high school in Arkansas, Micah played tennis. She was on the school's team and went with her sister at 5:00 a.m. to school every morning to practice. Now she doesn't play as much, preferring arts over the sports. She likes to do art projects and has an after school program for elementary kids focusing on the art.
After getting to know Mrs. Mansilla, one sees a really joyful and approachable person. She's one of those teachers you can come up to and ask some questions without feeling nervous. She is very open and loves Santa Cruz, yet she misses some people back home. We're glad she is one of the new staff members that joined SCCS, and we'd like to give her a warm welcome to the Jaguar community!
~ Ana Reyes
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