Name: Hope Freeman

From: New Jersey

Fave songs: Anything for You, No me dejes de querer, and Como me duele perderte

Fave live performance: The Today Show (and the only times I've seen her live!)

WHAT I DO IN REAL LIFE:  I teach Spanish in New Jersey.  Although I have spent time teaching grades K-4, I will be working with grades 6-8 this year.  I also spent last year in Japan teaching English.

MY GLORIA DREAM:  That she will some day perform live with Madonna, and I will be there to see it.... I think they would have a lot of fun together! 

HOW I BECAME AN ESTEFAN:
When I was younger, I always listened to Gloria's music, even though she wasn't very popular.  However, during the "Coming Out of the Dark" period, I lost interest because she was SO over-publicized.  However, in college, I was friends with "funky chicken" Rachel, who re-introduced me to Glo, and I fell in love with her music all over again!   Now that I am a Spanish teacher, I make sure to introduce all of my students to her music.

Click here to read Hope's adventures at Conga Bash 2003