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My name is Marilé Colón Robles.

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I work here at NASA Langley Research Center,
and I'm a NASA education specialist.

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I've been here three years at NASA Langley.

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It's been fantastic.

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I started here with the project, Univision
communications.

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We were developing a program for Hispanics
that aired on Saturday mornings - 30 second

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programs for the kids on the wow of NASA.

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Now three years later, I'm now teaching what
we included in that program.

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I do professional development for teachers,
educators -- educators that work in museums,

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parents that teach their kids and helping
them learning about NASA activities that they

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can use in their curriculum to inspire kids
to do science, technology, engineering and

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mathematics.

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I was born and raised in San Juan Puerto Rico.

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Spanish is my first language so it's a benefit
that I can do these education programs in

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English and in Spanish.

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I do it for teachers and for students, which
is very rewarding, and I do it for a lot of

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Latino kids.

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They're surprised to see that I speak Spanish
and I kind of look just like them.

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I did my undergrad in Puerto Rico in chemistry,
and I did some research doing air quality.

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I came to the states to do my master's degree,
and I did it in atmospheric sciences.

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Part of that education is what's helping me
here in my career because since I have the

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science back ground, I can teach the science,
technology, engineering and math of all these

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activities in a very simple manner.

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The biggest highlight of my career here of
what I do here at NASA Langley is really making

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a difference in the children's lives.

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When I do connections virtually with classes
and I speak with Latinos, I see their faces