Spanish Language Services in Portland, Oregon

Lawrence was born of a Croatian and Costa Rican in New York City. He was raised bilingual in San José, Costa Rica, where he grew a passion for art and literature. He gained an AA in Music from Miami-Dade College and a BA in English Literature from Green Mountain College in Vermont.

While traveling throughout Mexico and Guatemala, he satisfied a childhood obsession to see the pyramids and learn about the Maya. In the highland town of San Pedro la Laguna, on Lake Atitlán, he studied their ancient daycount with a town elder and shared with the local Tzutujil community.

Upon returning to his hometown, in Costa Rica, he taught ESL for 3 years and also worked as an interpreter. Today, he teaches Spanish at Tierra and is a GED instructor to unemployed Latino communities at a PCC Work-Force in Willow Creek. Portland is an exciting city with lots to explore. Lawrence looks forward to knowing it more intimately as he completes his first year in the Pacific Northwest.