Ariene has had a passion for learning and expressing her education since her early 20’s. Born in the Bronx, New York she immediately developed a passion for education, English, and exploration. Gaining degrees of different caliber from SUNY Buffalo, University of Iowa, NYU, and is now a professor of English courses at Laguardia Community College. Still working to expand her own knowledge she is also still writing poetry and exploring QiGong. Her students regard her passion as being unmatched and notes her unwillingness to give up on education. Her free spirit has lasted through generations and has made an unmatched impression on eras of students and her peers.