Rosario Michelle Ramírez Matabuena (rramirez@fsu.edu) began studying Spanish literature and culture at Rollins College and she worked towards her MA in Spanish in Madrid through New York University. As a doctoral student, she focuses on ecrocriticism in contemporary cultural studies. She has lived in México, Spain and France. She has also studied at the Universidad de Oviedo (2004) in Asturias, Spain and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2006). Rosario is now studying Portuguese which she hopes to implement in her Peninsular studies.Info