I am from Miami, Florida, a peninsula in the southern United States.  I started teaching 4th grade, then 3rd before moving to high school where I taught grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.  I took some time off to be a mom, and eventually returned to teaching at the university level, where I taught students who were learning to be teachers.  As you can see I love teaching!  In my spare time, I enjoy traveling, scrapbooking, shoe shopping, and photography.