I will be your English teacher for the 2018-2019 year. I taught at Independence from 2002-2009 when I returned to Turkey, where I had previously lived for more than twenty years. I am happy to be back and look forward to our year together. I have a BA in English, a BS in Education, and an MA in English Literature. I have taught both language and literature at the middle school, high school, and university levels for twenty-five years. I have three children- two sons who live in Turkey, and a daughter who is a student at NC State..