Teaching has always been my passion. A second grade classroom in Oregon was my home away from home for many years. My family then moved to Maui, Hawaii. While there I taught in a second grade classroom on a rather remote part of the island for one year. After living in Maui for 5 years we moved back to "the mainland" and settled in the Bay Area. While living there I tutored middle school math. We recently moved to Northern California and among other things, I am exploring writing children's books. Life is a series of chapters and I cannot wait to see what this next chapter brings.