He is a second-year student at BMCC of Ecuadorian and Mexican descent from Staten Island, New York, majoring in Modern Languages with a specialization in Spanish, though as an avid language learner he has also studied French and Japanese while recently taking Italian. He has had the privilege to intern at the Instituto Cervantes during the 2023 Fall semester and is currently working at BMCC as a Supplemental Instruction Leader for two Spanish courses. John’s plan is to continue his language studies at a 4 year college and eventually become a language instructor, be it here in the United States or abroad.