Elizabeth Vitell shares her unique background of growing up in Ithaca, New York then moving to Chile with her parents as a teenager and marrying someone her mom set her up with. She recounts all the moving she and her husband, Carlos, did before settling in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. From there, she made it to Mundelein after starting off at Harper Community College. After having lived in Chile for years, Liz wanted to formalize her Spanish knowledge by majoring in Spanish. She remembers taking classes with Denis Heyck and Sister Kateri O’Shea, who were wonderful and supportive. A particularly memorable class was Sister Kateri’s seminar on Don Quixote, which they read in the original old Spanish. In this class, Liz developed a bond with Sister Kateri and they used their class time to talk about more than just Don Quixote. Liz explains how important this support was to her when Carlos was diagnosed with and died of Leukemia. She remembers everyone at Mundelein being incredibly supportive during this difficult time. Liz also talks about her memories of her graduation ceremony in 1985.
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