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Professor Luli Marx
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My wedding was on November
25th, 2006 in Santa Cruz, Chile!
Visit our wedding website:
www.damionandluli.com
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About me
I was born in Lima, Peru and grew up in Lima, Boston, and South
Florida. Spending my childhood in both Peru and the US allowed me
to be exposed to both Spanish and English before the "critical period
for language acquisition" and fortunately, because of that, I am a
"perfect" bilingual.
I attended Duke University and
graduated in 1998 with a Bachelors degree in Art History and Spanish
Literature. During my senior year at Duke, I applied to the Teach for America program.
I got accepted and was placed teaching high school Spanish at
Eastern Senior High School in Washington, DC.
Teaching Spanish got me interested in second language acquisition, and
that is how I decided to go to graduate school for Linguistics.
In December, 2003 I graduated with a Masters degree in Applied
Linguistics from the University of Florida
in Gainesville. At UF I got a lot more teaching experience in
English as a Second Language as well as Introduction to Linguistics.
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About my
family
My dad, Ignacio, is a psychiatrist practicing in Fort Lauderdale.
In addition to being an MD, he is also an accomplished writer.
In 2002 he won a prestigious writing award given by Caretas
Magazine, the top Peruvian news magazine. He wrote a short story
called La
Faena. You can read all about his award here.
My mom, Lula, works with my dad managing the office. When she's not at
the office she spends time knitting really beautiful sweaters and
shirts. She is very talented and creative, gets complimented
every time she wears her creations. I am trying to convince her
to start her own business!
Roxana is my younger sister and best friend. She is a seventh
grade Language Arts teacher at
Nova Middle School in Broward County. She got married in March 2007!
My dogs have always been part of my family. Cookie is a Cocker
Spaniel who still acts like a puppy despite the fact she is 9 years
old. We recently lost little Sassy. She was adopted from a
shelter in Gainesville at the age of 8, and got to spend her golden
years with us.
My husband Damion is a PhD student in conservation biology. His
field of study is avian ecology, and he does his research studying
wading birds at Lake Okeechoobee. We got engaged on the 4th of
July under the fireworks, and got married in Chile in November. Our
wedding was featured on the Style Network's show Married Away! Click
here to see some pictures of us.
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My favorite painting:
"Celestial Pabulum" by Remedios Varo
 
"Great Egret" gift I painted for Damion in 2006.
My sweet puppies Sassy and Cookie
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May 1, 2007
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