I have taught extensively at the college level: French language, literature, and culture; literature in translation; comparative literature; English composition; and women's and gender studies. I have also taught French to 5th - 8th graders and tutored middle- and elementary-school students. I have traveled to France twice with small groups of university students. Although I love reading and foreign languages, I originally planned to postpone college until my early 40's. I spent high school trai
