DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : ROSALINDA CARREON.Byline: - Mike Chmielecki When she was younger, Rosalinda Carreon was introverted in·tro·vert·ed adj. Marked by interest in or preoccupation with oneself or one's own thoughts as opposed to others or the environment. and shy. One of her hobbies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of hobbies. involved reading self-help Redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action Without Recourse to legal proceedings. Self-help is a term in the law that describes corrective or preventive measures taken by a private citizen. books. These days, Carreon still counts reading as a hobby A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. Origin of term A hobby-horse was a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's hobby-horse", meaning "to follow a favourite pastime", and in turn, , but her life is far from introverted. Volunteering as an English as a Second Language (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ) teacher, Carreon conducts a weekly class for students from a dozen different cultures. She helps them learn English by making them feel as comfortable as possible. Her classroom at the Rinaldi Adult School in Granada Hills has a cafe feel. Students are served bagels and coffee; they sit in a circle and talk in turn on topics that illustrate the similarities, as well as the differences, of their countries. If they stumble on a word, Carreon is there to help. ``It's really great having a lot of different nationalities in the class,'' Carreon explains. ``You learn about their countries - the different styles, different foods they eat; their customs.'' She also enjoys the class, comprising both regulars and those walking in for the first time, on a more personal level. ``Sometimes I'm shy,'' Carreon admits. ``But this volunteering is helping me. Being in front of these people - leading and helping them - is helping me get rid of my shyness. ``Maybe this change happened with age, because it hasn't happened before,'' she adds with a laugh. AGE: 40. RESIDENCE: Eagle Rock. BORN AND RAISED IN: Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . OCCUPATION: Operator and receptionist for Cartel cartel (kärtĕl`), national or international organization of manufacturers or traders allied by agreement to fix prices, limit supply, divide markets, or to fix quotas for sales, manufacture, or division of profits among the member firms. Marketing/Insure Express in Encino. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Single. CHILDREN: John, 21; Andrew, 18 and Mia-Skye, 12. FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``I like what I do here at work, the customer service; dealing with people. Sometimes people need help, but there's not anyone willing to give it. I just like to help people out.'' BIGGEST DILEMMA: Carreon says her biggest dilemma was finding the courage to go back to school. But she's determined to go back. In fact, she's already called to enroll at Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
``It's hard, because of my age. I'll be taking just English and math at first. I'll build it up from there.`` BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Carreon wishes she had never left school. ``But I was a young mother, a single parent. It was very hard.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: Being busy a lot of the time, the perfect day for Carreon is ``when I can just relax.'' FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``I like to read. I like to walk. Sometimes you just need to be alone. You need the quiet. You need that with the way life is now: so fast.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: Carreon is eager to get started at school. ``I'm not sure whether I want to get back into nursing. It might be different now; I'm not sure. But I just want to get back to school and get started. Mainly to enrich myself.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``I think it's important learning to love yourself and being happy - being happy with what you do, and who you are. And being able to make people around you happy, too.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Rosalinda Carreon Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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