I am a PhD student of Psychology, specializing in International Psychology. I speak French, as well as Polish, and have lived in both France and Poland. I attended the Institut Catholique in Paris in 1989 and Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland in 1995. I hold a Master's degree in English Literature from Missouri State University and a Bachelor's degree from Purdue University, where I studied French and Political Science. During my twenty-five year teaching career, I have taught in public schools and/or universities in Indianapolis, New Orleans, Chicago, and closer to home- Springfield and Republic, Missouri. Now I am truly blessed to be teaching at Springfield Catholic High School. My heroes are my two children, Arden and Drew. Animals delight and inspire me, along with books.