Jaime Antonio Rivera is a doctoral student from Xalapa, Veracruz, México. He is focusing on Classroom Second Language Acquisition. Jaime began his graduate work in Spanish in 2003. He has participated in a student organization called Teatro Latino where he found an outlet for his creativity. He has participated as an actor, director and has even written a play entitled "Adiós mundo cruel," which was warmly welcomed when performed.Jaime has been nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and has been Course Coordinator of an elementary Spanish course.