Daniela Romero

Daniela Romero

ESL Coordinator


Nationalities Services Center

Philadelphia, PA USA


What I think is reasonable or obvious is not that reasonable or obvious.

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By Roadtrip Nation

Daniela Romero

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Got a Bachelor's degree in English linguistics while still living in Chile.
Seemed like her only option was teaching English; in Chile, teaching English was a luxury, not accessible to all students.
Didn't want to teach under those circumstances; knew she wanted to travel, moved to U.S.
Quickly realized her English studies hadn't made her fluent, lived in fear that people would talk to her, rarely left her apartment.
Overstayed her visa, took odd jobs under the table, kept her bags packed at all times in case anyone found out.
Found an ESL teaching opportunity; teaches grateful, hard-working students, rather than spoiled corporate executives she'd have taught in Chile.
Says for as much as she puts into her job, what she gets out of it is so much more.
Thinks that her personal experiences with struggling to learn English definitely makes her more empathetic, more approachable to students.
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Career

ESL Coordinator

I help immigrants and refugees with ESL classes and also help recruit and train volunteer teachers.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Non-Profit Organizations
Teaching / Mentoring

Hurdles

Challenges I Overcame

First-Generation Immigrant

Interviewed By

Asheville - Philadelphia

Asheville - Philadelphia

Team "Tabula Rasa" winds up their Roadtrip with a series of final interviews. In Asheville, North Carolina, Kitty Love, tattoo artist, talks about the unusual path that led her to become an Arts activist and community organizer. On their way to Philadelphia, they have a conversation with The Knux, hip-hop artists, performing at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey. Their final interview is with Daniela Romero, ESL Coordinator at the Nationalities Service Center.