The Learning Curve

Hello, and thanks for your interest.

Just a bit about me. I’m originally from Ontario, Canada, then spent ten years in Montréal, Quebec prior to moving to Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2011. My road to teaching has been kind of a long and winding journey, but in some ways I feel that everything I’ve done has led me to where I am now. 

My Undergraduate Degree is in Fine Arts, which led me to Montréal to continue studying design. After a decade in Montreal I felt that had I accomplished a lot of things personally (met my now husband, learned French, lived in my own home for the first time), but I struggled to make a place for myself professionally. I guess that’s what happens when you graduate University in the midst of a massive recession!?

While living in Montréal I studied for a number of years to achieve my French language proficiency certificate. My classmates were mostly immigrants and refugees from non-French speaking countries. We created such a strong bond with one another and our teachers, and that was really the first time I saw how important the classroom could really be for someone. The experience made me want to do something more meaningful with myself professionally. I started looking into returning to school to study teaching, but the lack of teaching positions in Canada at the time encouraged me to look overseas to give teaching a try before enrolling.

I ended up in Taiwan, I arrived late at night on a Friday, and was in front the kids for the first time Monday morning. Talk about learning under fire! A lot happened in the next few years, I spent time honing my teaching skills, saved money for school, got married, started a business with my husband and finally enrolled in a graduate program to obtain my teaching credentials. I’m now reaching the finish line with my Master’s of Education and have spent the last three years teaching elementary school at an international school. I'm so proud of how far I’ve come. At times I am insecure with how long it took me to get here, and feel I should be further along at forty, but life happens. I love what I do, and I am so excited about the future. I look forward to connecting with you, and to continuing to enjoy life on the learning curve.
Location: Taiwan

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