Becoming A Fighter

Dr. Elham Zandvakili (Dr. EZ) is a writer, teacher, researcher, an artist, and a lyricist with seventeen years of experiences teaching language and culture. She has a Ph.D. in Language, literacy, and culture. Dr. EZ will lead you to a special place where learning has limitless possibilities in an unforgettable journey to a new and exciting world. Learning is a fun experience that all can enjoy when learning a second language such as yoga, storytelling, and music.

The old days of drill and kill interest and motivation is in the rear-view mirror of Natalia's little red car. The book tells the story of Natalia's growth of mind from her first adolescent party to a mature young woman determined to find social justice. This seven-chapter story of adolescent growth is set to rhythmic music and the reader pats her feet to the beat of Natalia's adventures. As students learn the lyrics to the music in each chapter, she is practicing a second language. A new yoga pose is part of each chapter, and students experience increasing awareness of the power of their body to the fun rhythms of the music. The music is included in audio files that students can listen to as often as they need to by simply clicking on the link. Each chapter takes the learner to the Museum of Reincarnation where Martin Luther King, Jr., Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hatshepsut, and Florence Nightingale are waiting to share the wisdom of their worlds.