I’m not sure how far back my memory will reach, so I’ll begin in the present.  I live in Arlington, just outside of DC, and have been here for more than 20 years.  I am a fifth grade language arts teacher--reading and writing. I love my work, and I especially enjoy the age group.   I’m a Steelers fan, but I am trying very hard to embrace the Nationals and the Capitals so I can have a team in the off-season. I have a son who just finished his sophomore year at Oberlin.  He's studying math, is a musician, and will be heading to Budapest in September for a semester abroad.  After a long and mostly happy marriage, my husband and I divorced, though we remain close friends. Teaching was a career change for me; I worked in non-classroom education for many years, primarily in the arts.  I attended Pitt, majored in English, and became active in the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival.  This led to a job at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater where I helped launch their education and outreach program; I also returned to Pitt and earned a M.Ed. with an emphasis on museum education. 

After moving to DC, I worked in the education department at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, managing projects and writing grants.  Then, like many parents, when my son started elementary school, I volunteered in the classroom.  This eventually led to me returning to school to earn a M.Ed. in Elementary Education. In between these paragraphs are all the experiences that matter most, the years spent building a life—creating friendships, falling in love, marriage, dinner parties, traveling, buying a house, raising a son, soccer games, family vacations, losing my parents, falling out of love—and learning how to be a good grown-up.

I’m undecided about the reunion, but would enjoy hearing from anyone who wants to reconnect.