And I understand how a language is learned and how it is taught. I started my own foreign language journey when I was just 8 years old in a French immersion program in elementary school. I continued with French for 7 years and then started German. I received a B.A. in French with Secondary Education Certification plus minors in English and German. During college I studied abroad for a semester in southern France. Decades later, I was able to easily add Spanish because of my exposure to 2 other languages and the tools I had gained in how to learn another language. I also received my Masters degree in Foreign Language Education where my studies were equally divided between French, Spanish and Education classes. I am a retired and certified teacher with more than 30 years of teaching experience in public and private schools from elementary to middle and high school to college. I have used my multiple languages (French, Spanish and German) in 30 trips out of the country to visit 26 different countries. I am currently a French and Spanish tutor with several tutoring services including our local community college. I know that I have the training, experience, and knowledge and can encourage a student to succeed in foreign language learning. I have hundreds of documents from my years of teaching that could help a student make sense of the vocabulary and grammar that they need to learn in order to be successful. I can help set and achieve goals. I am very enthusiastic about travel and foreign languages, and I have proven that I work effectively and efficiently with all ages. If you choose me as your tutor, you will not be disappointed. I have had many students who have said they were so happy with my encouraging tutoring style and their final results.

I enjoy traveling- especially to Europe. My interests include singing, reading, knitting, and history. I have 4 grown children- all of whom studied foreign language, some with multiple languages- including French, Spanish, German, and Russian! And I have taken all 4 children with me in my foreign travel.