Name: Pedro Felipe de Jesus Sulú Gaburel. 
Culture Note - In Mexico and in Latin American countries
many people have more than one name and the last name.
It is common to use their father’s and mother’s last names.
Sulu is my father’s last name and Gaburel is my mother’s
last name.
Origin: I was born in the southeast part of Mexico in the state of Campeche in the Yucatan Peninsula. Culture Note – the Yucatan Peninsula is considered part of the Mayan World along with Guatemala, Belize and parts of Honduras and El Salvador. Trivia – most people won’t guess that I am part Mayan and part black. One my great-grandfathers was full blooded Mayan and the other was a black slave from Jamaica. My mother is from Belize which was known as British Honduras until the early 1970’s.
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 | Family: I am married and I have two sons (and a cat – my only daughter). My wife is also a Spanish teacher. Both of my sons graduated from college in the last year. Trivia – my wife’s background is German, Polish and Irish, so my boys have a great cultural background: Mexican, Mayan, Jamaican, Belizean, German, Polish and Irish.
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Education: I graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. My teaching certification is from the University of Nebraska at Kearney (U.N.K.). Trivia – My wife is from Kearney and my boys both graduated from U.N.K. |  |
Favorites:
Movie – Fiddler on the Roof Music – Christian Rock Sport – Futbol
Hobbies – Movies and Music Pastime – Hang out with my family
