About Mademoiselle Chapman:
(10 facts)

1. I have one brother. His name is Justin and he's two years younger than me. 

2. I am young, but I won't tell you how young. :) 

3. I have wanted to be a teacher all of my life, and four years ago, my dream came true! I really like it here. I especially like working with the junior high students. 

4. I have been studying French for 13 years - I started when I was in 8th grade and haven't stopped since!

5. I was inspired by my first French teacher and decided, about three weeks into the school year, that I wanted to be a French teacher just like her. I wanted to inspire my own students and help them learn to love the language and culture as much as I did.

6. I have been to France three times:

1. My first time was for about a week and a half in high school when I did a pen pal

exchange. I lived with Sara Laudinet and her family on their farm in Guéret. I had some awesome experiences which even included herding sheep! It was so much fun and it was very difficult to leave at the end.

2. The second time I went to France was for quite a bit longer. During my second

year of college I lived abroad for nine months. I lived with a host family - a woman named Martine and her 9 year old daughter Anne-Sophie. I studied French at L'Université de Haute-Bretagne Rennes 2 in a specialized program called CIREFE. That program was specifically designed to help non- native speakers learn French. It was awesome. I went to school with people from all around the world! I made friends with students from Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Jordan, Morroco... the list goes on! I got to experience holidays and familiy traditions with my host family like Christmas and Easter in France.

3. My third trip to France happened less than a year ago.  I was able to chaperone

a Cortland school exchange with many of my former students.  I stayed with a host family then as well.

7. My favorite ice cream is Perry's Peanut Butter Cup. yum!

8. I love to sing (especially in my car) even though I don't do it very well.

9. I like dramas on T.V. - like House and CSI

10. I have a dog named Bear.  He's a Black Lab/German Shepheard mix and lives at my parents' house.... I realllllllly miss him!!