I Am West Georgia

Name: Farryn Valderramos

Job title: Spanish Instructor.

What I really do: Lecture, grade, write, create, research.

Years at UWG: Three months (started in August).

Before UWG, I: Taught Spanish and English as a Second Language in Florida.

One thing I would change about UWG: Offer midnight classes.

I was born in: Indiana.

Family members are: There are too many to name!

People describe me as: Creative, flexible, focused and ambitious.

Most colleagues don’t know that: I play the viola.

Favorite things to do: Write, read, dance and travel.

Favorite quote: “What will be for you, will be.”

Proudest accomplishment so far: I am very adventurous and love to travel. I have successfully made it a goal to travel to another location at least once a month, and so far, so good!

Pet peeve: Inconsiderate people.

Best advice ever received: “Just keep on living” – my great aunt.

Best advice for new faculty and staff: Branch out of your comfort zone and meet others from other departments.

What I most want to contribute to students: A passion for learning due to pure curiosity without regard to grades.

The book everyone should read: The Color Purple.

The movie everyone should watch: Just one?

The person, dead or alive, I’d most like to meet: My maternal and paternal grandmothers.

The place I’d love to travel to where I haven’t been yet: Brazil and Italy.

Although you didn’t ask, I’d like to tell you anyway: I speak three languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese) and am working on a fourth one (French).