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I was born in Hawaii and still have a lot of family there, so we try to visit every couple of years. This was over spring break this year.

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My husband, Kevin, and I at our alma mater where we met--Cornell University. I graduated with a degree in economics, and quickly realized that that career path wasn't for me. After teaching in Japan for a year, I went back to UPenn for my teaching certificate and started teaching. Since then, I completed my Masters in Reading from West Chester University and did coursework in Social Emotional Learning at Saint Joe's.

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I spent a year in the JET program in Toyooka, Japan, as an assistant English teacher at a middle and elementary school. This picture is from almost 20 years ago!

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I've been teaching as a regular ed homeroom teacher at Garnet Valley Elementary School for 15 years, but I am on sabbatical (5 stars, highly recommend if possible!) this school year to take classes like this one. I taught third grade for five years, and then fifth grade for 10 years. I'm unsure if I will be going back to a fifth grade position or something different, like reading or gifted support.

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We also love to travel and have been all over Asia and Europe. I'd love to see some of South America next, particularly Argentina. This photo was from Switzerland.

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We have a dog named Byron (left, Covid foster turned adoptee). We continue to foster from and volunteer at the rescue where we got Byron. We've fostered about 15 dogs so far.

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Kevin and I at an Office-themed escape room, merging two of my favorite things--the Office and competitive problem solving 😂

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My husband is from Singapore, and most of his family including his parents are still there, so we visit often. This is from our visit to Marina Bay this past summer.

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We are a soccer family! My two kids play all year round and my husband plays in an adult league. I just spectate! My husband and son were at the World Cup for a week and saw 3 games. This is from the USA v. England game.

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I'm spending my sabbatical year taking classes in anything that I've been wanting to learn more about. I started with SEL, and now I am taking a couple of classes in gifted education to better support my students, both with and without the official identification. Having one child with a GIEP and one without, but knowing that they both equally benefit from challenge, has been eye-opening.