A coming of age student aspiring to be an English teacher, maybe even a professor. (I never really did learn the difference between the two classifications of educators.) An individual who is in love with poetry, excited by reading, stimulated by music and still anxious to meet the rest of life. Living outside the box of conformity and loving all things ‘bad’(This of course depends on who’s perception) but most of all an individual ready to take on life by the horns and strive for the best. Early childhood memories consists of playing doctor with nieces and nephews and reading everything she could get her hands on form magazines to newspapers even to the back of the cereal boxes when she could hardy pronounce the ingredients in the bowl from which she was eating. Reminiscing on all of the times that she always dreamed of being a ‘grown-up’ yet not knowing what it truly entailed. Born to immigrants of this country who are of Jamaican-Haitian and Dominican descent Patricia Joseph arrived to this world somewhere in February (she is a Pisces) close to the end of the wonder years (the 1980’s of course!). Patricia found her love for poetry and English with the help of wonderful guidance from her teacher whom she had from grades six to eight, Kathleen Serio. A teacher who was tough but one she would come to love dearly. With her help, Patricia learned the basic fundamentals of writing and undoubtedly it became one of her favorite past times. Another past time of hers was dabbling in the underworld of spoken word poetry and someday wishes to complete a volume of poetry of her own. Somewhere between writing personal journals to completing two semesters as a biology major, Patricia realized that she wanted to teach English and show others the reasons that she has come to love it as well. Currently attending Miami Dade College, Patricia is working to earn her degree in English education. While she is still young, she is an individual who has finally planted her feet into life’s moist soil.

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