My name is Laruen M. Wilson. At the present time I am a fifth grade teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District. This is my fourth year of trying to influence and shape the minds of children. Teaching is a very challenging and enjoyable profession, but it brings me happiness. To prepare my students for the future, I have enrolled in a New Media Design and Production Masters Program at California State University Los Angeles. Within the Masters Program I am learning how to implement technology and multimedia into my curriculum.

Outside of teaching I really enjoy traveling. Above is a picture of me in San Jose, Costa Rica. I had the opportunity to live and practice my Spanish in Costa Rica for a month. Each summer I always plan to travel to foreign places to learn about the world. Although I like traveling, it can be expensive. In the future I would like to travel to Africa on a safari, ride on a gondola in Venice, Italy, and ski in the Swiss Alps.