My background is diverse, and my interests eclectic. I grew up in a rollerskating rink, started playing the piano when I was six, and the Hammond organ (at the skating rink) when I was nine. After graduating from Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, PA, I attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY and received a BA in French. Then I spent six weeks in Vichy, France with AIFS Study. Later, I became a teacher - piano, organ, and skating - and returned to school to get my teaching certification in Foreign Languages from Millersville University in Millersville, PA and worked part-time as a subs more...