Fairfax, Virginia
Occupation-- High School Spanish / French Teacher (Most years, I teach Spanish; I do French 1 when they are in need of teacher for a section or there's an overload of kids in another class).I also write teaching materials for Teacher's Discovery, Inc.
As of tomorrow I will hopefully have my Master's Degree in Foreign Languages (concentration in Spanish) from George Mason University (Fairfax, VA). Without a doubt, my foreign language studies at Skidmore have helped me in my career. I would not be able to teach the upper level grammar and literature classes without the coursework we were required to have.  I also think that having small classes and being asked to make a lot of class presentations helped when I began teaching. Also, I'm living in an area and teaching in a school with a high hispanic population, so being
bilingual is a plus.