I lived and studied in various countries before making California my permanent home. I have attended university in England (University of Reading), Italy (University of Bologna), and France (University of Metz) as well as getting my teaching credential at California State University Stanislaus. I have two foreign language credentials that I have yet to use. Also, I am a certified NLP practitioner (yep, that may well be the nerdiest thing you read all day!) and teacher mindset coach.