Growing up in Salem, Azusena Rosales Suares attended bilingual schools and didn’t speak much English in her classes until sixth grade. Making the switch to English-only courses proved to be a challenge, but while she struggled initially in other subjects, Suares exceled in math, which continued to be her specialty at the UO. This strength, along with her second major in Spanish, led her to a new academic passion: linguistics. For her Clark Honors College thesis, Suares conducted original research on bilingual street signs, working with Devin Grammon, an assistant professor of Spanish sociolinguistics. Suares interviewed community members, seeking to understand what the Spanish-speaking community is looking for in downtown signage and how that signage can be more inclusive.