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University of Minnesota Twin-Cities- Ph.D.

gfajardo@emerson-school.org

What year did you start at Emerson?
2022

Why did you want to work at Emerson?
I want to make a positive change in the education of young learners.

What wows you about Emerson?
The incredible community at Emerson!

In one word, what is your working style?
Creative

How would students describe you?
As a fun and energetic teacher!

If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
I would love to be able to read as fast as possible!

Favorite artist or band?
Blink-182

What would surprise people about you?
I finished law school in Mexico! And I know how to juggle.

What do you do when you’re not at Emerson?
I am a fiction writer, so I will be writing novels and short stories. I also enjoy running!

Who/what inspires you?
Any fiction writer that mastered his or her craft.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Vanilla

If a movie were made about you, who would be cast to play you?
Paul Giamatti or Jake Gyllenhaal

Favorite quote, or anything else you would like Emerson families to know about you?
A quote from English critic Cyril Connolly: “Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.”

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