Daily Lobo: What are you studying at UNM?
Jessica Ortega: I’m going to study to be a teacher.
DL: So you’re in education?
JO: Not yet, but I’m planning on getting into it.
DL: OK, cool. What year are you?
JO: Honestly, I have no idea, because I’ve been here five years. So, I guess like a junior or senior.
DL: Excellent. So what’s your favorite thing about going to UNM?
JO: It’s a lot of fun. A lot of the teachers are really interesting, and a lot of the students — there is a lot of diversity.
DL: What’s your favorite class?
JO: That’s hard. There’s a lot of them that I like. Right now I’m taking a lot of sociology classes. I took a lot of Sign Language classes as well and those are a lot of fun, so it kind of varies on what I’m taking each semester.
DL: Are you going to minor in American Sign Language?
JO: Either that or sociology. One of the two.
DL: What else is interesting about what you do?
JO: I love working with kids. They’re always interesting. I want to teach either kindergarten, first or second grade.
DL: What’s your best experience teaching young children?
JO: Just having them look up to you, and being their role model — them wanting to be just like you.
DL: What do you want to teach them the most?
JO: Probably just how to have fun in life, not take everything so seriously when things are going bad. There’s always something good — something positive to look forward to.
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