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Personal Narrative: My Interview With Monica Vallejo

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I had the pleasure of working with Monica Vallejo at Northwest Arkansas Community College where she served as an assistant in our English department. In addition, she served as president of “Insatiableink,” NWACC’s creative writing club in which I was a co-advisor. Her dedication and attention to detail was instrumental in giving the club its most successful year to date. I am proud to say that she has proven that she has all the qualities that make an extremely successful and responsible college student. Due to the fact that I worked closely with Monica, I learned quite a bit about her personal life. I know she has navigated through difficult circumstances and is in the process of successfully raising two daughters on an extremely limited
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