I am inspired by the work and lives of educators such as Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Gloria Anzaldua, among others, who sought to transform the world through political conscientization. Moreover, I believe that personal transformation is key to collective transformation, and as such, I build classrooms where socioemotional growth is valued. This means developing relational accountability that breaks us out of Western individualism to care for all beings including land, water, and non-human relatives. Ultimately, I believe that the function of education is liberation, thus, I create spaces where we can practice being free and being good relatives.