¡Hola! Soy la maestra de español.  Hi, I’m the Spanish teacher, Señora Liljenquist.  You can just call me Señora.  I have worked in Minneota teaching Spanish since 1997.  I was born and lived on the Westside of St. Paul during my childhood and that’s where I started learning Spanish.  I continued studying Spanish through high school and college and studied abroad in México and Costa Rica.  I attended the University of San José in Costa Rica and have degrees from Luther College and Mankato State.

Knowing a second language connects me to the many peoples and cultures that use Spanish as their primary language.  I have met some very interesting people and formed meaningful friendships through communicating in Spanish and traveling.  The influence of Spanish speaking peoples of Spanish, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and other descents is tremendous in our country.  Large parts of the United States were originally settled and possessed by Spanish speaking peoples and their contributions to our nation are countless.  To me, studying the Spanish language is a part of understanding who we are as Americans and our interconnectedness to the world.  I am delighted when my students practice speaking and writing Spanish outside of class and make new friends.  Bienvenidos a mis clases!  Welcome to my classes! “Monolingualism” can be cured!

There are detailed descriptions of the courses I teach at the following link:  Spanish

To contact me, please feel free to email me at any time in Spanish or English at:
     kristine.liljenquist@minneotaschools.org; or
     call the high school at 507-872-6175.