Emily Ortega provides a personal history in 3 sections. She discusses growing up in San Juan Capistrano and attending various schools in California and New Mexico. She then details travels around the US, Mexico, and Europe. The document concludes with some of her favorite things like family, places, food, TV shows, and hobbies of playing music and reading.

1. My Personal History By Emily Ortega Dr. Arguello’s Fall 2011 History of Chicanas/os

2. San Juan Capistrano Home of the Swallows Swallows Day March 19 Founded by Spanish missionaries (twice founded, 1775 and 1776) Home of Mission San Juan Capistrano “Jewel of the Missions” Historic Los Rios District

3. My Travels United States: Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Michigan, New York, Maine, Virginia, Washington DC, Hawaii Mexico: Mexico City Canada: Toronto Europe: England, Spain, Portugal, Denmark

4. My Education Kindergarten- 8th grade Mission School (San Juan Capistrano) Freshman year Santa Margarita Sophomore Year Capo High (San Juan Capistrano) Junior Year Gallup High (Gallup, New Mexico) Senior Year Home Schooled GED in 2007 2011 First year at Saddleback

5. A Few of My Favorite Things… My Family (of course) Places: Table Rock, Laguna Beach, and Red Rock, Gallup, NM Food: Aldo’s Café Spaghetti, Los Golondrina’s breakfast burrito TV Shows: United States of Tara, Criminal Minds, Boardwalk Empire Artist: Mac Dre (R.I.P.) Pastimes: Playing with my son, music, photography, painting, cooking, reading Books: The Outsiders, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Iliad and The Odyssey