Noemi Bonilla grew up in Spain, but has always loved American culture.

Noemi Bonilla woke up on her first day in Utah and stepped outside. She had arrived in Park City the night before, when it was too dark to see her surroundings, so what she saw blew her away.

Turns out they don't have mountains like this in Spain.

"It was amazing," said Bonilla, who joked that the mountains looked like a facade. "I was like, 'Wow!'"

Bonilla, who arrived last week and hails from Madrid, is the new Spanish dual language immersion teacher at Parley's Park Elementary School. And as excited as she was to catch her first glimpse of the mountains, she is even more eager to get in the classroom and immerse herself in the culture and in Park City.

"(Coming to America to teach) is one of my dreams," she said. "Already, it's coming true. The most important thing is I love American culture and I wanted to know more about it. And I have a passion, which is teaching, so it's a perfect thing. I'm really happy to be here."

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