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About The Teacher
I am married with 2 children and live here in Columbia. My husband is a builder who enjoys his work. My son Christopher is a senior in high school this year and my daughter Kelsi has just started high school. We also have 2 dogs named Harley and Gizmo. We are soon adding 2 goats to our family named Fancy and Star. I began taking Spanish classes here at Porter and continued taking classes throughout high school and college. During my junior year in college, I had the opportunity to study in Salamanca, Spain for a semester. It was a wonderful experience that increased my love for the language, culture, people and all that has to do with the Spanish language. We have recently began camping and have enjoyed traveling through New England. We spent a week in Pennsylvania this summer while Christopher hiked over a 100 miles in New Mexico. We look forward to traveling to as many states as we can in our camper to see the sites of our country. Prior to teaching in Columbia, I taught English as a Second Language for 10 years in Norwich. I enjoyed working with children from many countries such as Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Poland, China and Vietnam. It was a challenging position, but very rewarding. In the summer of 2006,I was finally able to show my family the beauty of traveling to a foreign country. We spent 5 days in Cancun, Mexico and had a wonderful time. We explore Tulum and Xel-Ha as well as enjoying the people, food and culture that Mexico has to offer. It was too short of a trip and we hope to return soon.

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Mission
To create an environment that is friendly and "safe" for students to speak Spanish To promote creativity while learning a new language To provide opportunities for students to explore the culture of other countries