I began my career in French by taking 3 years in high school at Marywood Academy in Evanston, Illinois. My credits included one year of study in an "Early Bird" college program at Mundelein College in Chicago. Afterwards I received a B.A. in French from St. Mary of the Woods College in Indiana and then completed a Masters degree in French Language with a focus on French Literature, from Loyola University of Chicago.

During my undergraduate years I minored in French secondar...