This link to my personsal page should help you to get to know me. First of all, I'm a teacher, not just of academics in the classroom, but in essence. I can't help myself; this is the way I help people. An example might help. Last summer during my vacation, I was visiting the Botanical Gardens in Denver when I found myself talking to a group of women and teaching them what a heliotropic plant is. I was teaching. My husband is a French professor at Montana State University Northern. This works well for us because he understands how and why I can spend several hours every evening correcting papers or planning activities for my classes. We do, however, on occassion, dispute whose turn it is to go on-line.  I also have three grown children with families that I adore. When not doing school work or research, I enjoy several hobbies.