Danica Marie Puente
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Welcome!

Now that you've reached my site feel free to browse. Here you will find some basic information about me, my goals and accomplishments and some examples of the coursework I have done at Salt Lake Community College and at Utah State University.

About Me    

I grew up in the Salt Lake Valley with entrepreneurial parents who instilled in me a desire to do my best in everything that I do. After graduating from Hillcrest High School where I was presented with the Victor O. Pickett Music Directors award, I was accepted into the Music Department at Utah State University with the desire to graduate with a degree in Music Therapy. After contracting tendinitis and carpal tunnel in both wrists from many hours of guitar and piano practice, I was forced to re-evaluate my goals. I knew that I wanted to help people and so I became a Certified Nursing Assistant and also a Therapeutic Recreational Technician in nursing homes. I finally found my calling working in elementary schools and I am currently working on getting a degree in Elementary Education. I received my Associates from Salt Lake Community College and will be finishing my degree at Utah State University.

I currently have the advantages and disadvantages of discovering my purpose in life a little later than some people. I admire individuals who know right out of high school what they want to do with their life, but that was not me. It took the collapse of the economy to force me into accepting a job that would ultimately lead me to where I am now. I have always known that to feel like a useful member of society I need to do something that helps people. I accepted a part time job at an elementary school as an inclusive para-educator after being laid off from a sales and marketing job. I discovered immediately that I loved it. Working with kids and watching them grow and learn because of the support that I was giving them was a euphoric experience.
It is a highly satisfying and at times difficult career that I have chosen but one that I look forward to continuing after I finish my degree.

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