{"id":4956,"date":"2023-10-24T16:46:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2023-10-24T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:48:16","slug":"how-a-middle-school-spanish-course-changed-a-troy-professors-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2023\/10\/24\/how-a-middle-school-spanish-course-changed-a-troy-professors-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How a middle school Spanish course changed a TROY professor&#8217;s life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Associate Spanish Professor Dr. Kelly Suero&#8217;s Spanish journey began in the sixth grade when she took her very first Spanish class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I was in middle school we had a few options as electives,&#8221; Suero explained. &#8220;It was either physical education or foreign languages and I didn&#8217;t want to do the the PE course so I embarked upon my journey with foreign languages.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suero instantly fell in love with the Spanish language and culture, which she says are two things you can&#8217;t separate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was so enamored with learning about other people and how they live and how they think and how they are.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After high school, Suero lived in Argentina for a year to improve her fluency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Argentines, all of Latin American, are just so loving and kind and I couldn&#8217;t believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Suero works as a professor at Troy University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I knew I wanted to be a professor essentially since I began my studies at Oklahoma States.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suero told TrojanVision that her favorite part about being a professor is seeing how what her students learned has affected their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The conversations that I have with former students about how Spanish has impacted their life, if you&#8217;re a curious person, if you are just open to learning, I think foreign language and culture is for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suero is also a recipient of Troy University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/news\/kelly-suero-receives-troy-universitys-ingalls-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ingalls Award<\/a>. The Ingalls Award is given annually to the instructor on the Troy campus who has &#8220;most diligently, effectively, and cheerfully conducted his or her classes during the current academic year.&#8221; Recipients are nominated by students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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