First of all, I would like to start off by telling you a few "little known" facts about me - things that you would not normally know just by being in my class...
1. I am the second in a family of 6 children. Being one of the oldest certainly had its advantages, but the example I had to set for the younger ones could cramp my style just as easily.
2. I studied the classical violin for 12 years, starting at the age of 4. By 11, I was certain I would one day be a concert violinist.
3. One of my obsessions as a child prompted me to become a teacher. Would you believe it has something to do with new school supplies every September?
4. I LOVE to read and I am never without a book. (OK, this one will be very obvious to you if you are in my class - or even in the same school.)
5. I have recently taken an interest in photography. I see the world so differently now that I can picture everything immortalized on film.
6. I would one day like to be a published writer. I'm certain there's a story in me that's itching to get out.
7. I love to laugh. Except when in church. My sister can certainly back me up on that one.
8. I have never had a cup of coffee in my life. Am I the only adult in the natural world that cannot stand the taste?
9. I ran my first half marathon last Jume. OK, I never in a million years thought I would be doing this in my lifetime, but it was amazing!
10. I would love to travel the Earth. There is far too much to experience in one lifetime and I am already so far behind!
11. When I read, I sometimes forget who I am. I experience guilt and shame, embarrassment and joy through the characters in the stories before I remember that I am not really there.
