I have many interests and passions! My interests include education, social justice, cultures and cultural identities, East Africa, ethnographic studies, narrative inquiry, adoption, orphans, reading/language development disorders/problems, gangs/gang behavior, correlation between reading & behavioral disabilities, and environmental science. My job titles include teacher, consultant, mentor, company president, associate director, dyslexia coach, volunteer, and mother!

I am passionate about many things! One of those things is my work with nonprofit organizations that work with orphans and people of poverty in East Africa. At present, I represent Kisumu Project, Inc. as the Assistant Director. I have found this volunteer position to be both challenging and invigorating. Not only have I met many new people, providing assistance and support to some of them, but I have broadened my understanding of the world and its complex social systems! My experiences working and planning with individuals who are also passionate about making the world a better place has been quite rewarding to say the least!

Teaching, instructional practice, and curriculum development all fit together into another of my passions! At present, I am a doctoral student who is trying to finish up a dissertation and a Dyslexia Coach in school districts in the Houston, Texas, area. My “paycheck earning” career is education! I love teaching and have found that the US high schools can be an invigorating place to teach and learn about human development and behavior! I also enjoy teaching adults/educators how to use a variety of instructional practices to teach students of all ages! I volunteer for Kisumu Project, Inc. in addition to my full-time position as a teacher and Dyslexia Coach. Through Kisumu Project, Inc, I do public speeches, presentations, and world issues activities/fundraisers.

Through "Wiser Earth," I hope to share first hand knowledge about Eastern Africa, its concerns, and potential solutions through the eyes of those who have had first hand experiences! I plan on using my background as an educator and life-long student/learner to augment the education levels in Kenya and awareness levels in the United States.

I fervently believe that education and a spiritual foundation can overcome most of the things that haunt our world today. I believe in peace, love, and happiness, in addition to acceptance, support, and caring.

See some of my websites:

http://www.kisumuprojectinc.org

http://kisumuprojectinc.blogspot.com/

http://www.freewebs.com/1avenueforall/index.htm

http://brendatflores.wordpress.com/