Before I entered the world of pastry, I was an elementary ESL teacher. All of my students spoke multiple languages, some were born in the United States and some had just arrived, some came for opportunity and most came seeking refuge. They all ended up in my classroom, a place where I set out to teach them how to navigate the American school system, provide them with the language and literacy they needed to succeed, and give them a safe place, where they could be themselves and feel at home.

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