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b'Renata Zarro and Chunjay discuss teaching writing, spoken word poetry, and \\u201chome\\u201d as a dirty word\\n\\xa0\\nIntro\\u2014Who is Renata?\\nOn teaching in general, Language Arts in particular.\\nHow did she decide to become a teacher?\\n\\u201cAs stressful as it may be at times, I love it.\\u201d - Renata\\nGeorge Grant: \\u201cLove what you love in front of your students.\\u201d\\nEchinachea tea. Coffee.\\nOn beards.\\n\\xa0\\nSponsor spot:\\xa0DrSquatch.com\\xa0soaps and natural cologne\\nTwo guys quit their jobs and started a soap company\\n\\xa0\\nMarvel and DC Movies. Batman. DC Comics. Marvel.\\nThe Chrises and the Toms.\\nChris Pratt. Chris Evans. Chris Hemsworth.\\nTom Holland. Tom Hiddleston.\\nSpoken word poetry. Jeanette Hickman.\\n\\u201cI perform better when the audience is bought in.\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cShipwreck Me\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe Waitress Song\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nOn family difficulties and on real life situations put into poetry or song.\\n\\u201cI think as artists, even things are now scars, and are no longer open wounds, we can still feel those scars. We can still remember that pain, remember those emotions. And we can use those scars, those ghosts of our pasts, to help others in their present.\\u201d\\n\\u201cThat\\u2019s the healing process of art. It\\u2019s healing for me to write it, and it\\u2019s healing for me to perform it. And when I do perform it, it\\u2019s healing to others.\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nOn surrounding yourself with others who can critique what you do.\\nShout out to kidDEAD.\\nShe likes a grammarian edit, and a stylistic edit.\\n\\u201cI joke that I\\u2019m like a closet romantic. I never share it.\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cHome is a Dirty Word\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cWe share our scars so others can heal.\\u201d\\nOn dealing with chronic illness.\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cDragon Slayer\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nOn being single and navigating the casual meetings.\\nRenata shares a story about telling a guy when she was uncomfortable. Practical tips for women to assert no and deter harassment.\\nShoutout to Subculture Coffee.\\n\\u201cHey, it makes me uncomfortable. I need my space. Give me a little space.\\u201d\\nAcknowledge what he said, but restate. Use body language.\\nDon\\u2019t be flirty with your friend.\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cIf we all just started respecting each other, none of those issues would happen.\\u201d - Chunjay\\n\\xa0\\nRenata loves tacos! Mixed chicken and beef. \\u201cAt-home Chipotle.\\u201d\\nOn Puerto Rican and Italian food at home. On Renata\\u2019s mother. On Puerto Rico. On coqui frogs.\\nSnippet from \\u201cCloser Than You Think\\u201d from the Rumors of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated.\\nReading young adult stories. \\u201cLocomotion\\u201d poetry book.\\nShout out to Lecrae. Song: \\u201cGotta Know\\u201d\\n#renataspeaks @renataspeaks\\n@RoyalRuckus @RoyalRuckusOfficial'