Hi, my name is Kathryn, and I'm an ESL teacher at South Seattle CC. I'm creating this blog to get to know you better and share our writing. I've been teaching English for about twenty years. I have lived in France as a student and I lived in a homestay, so I know how it feels to be an international student. I also have lived in Jakarta, Indonesia, where I taught English for two years. It was hard for me to live in a very different culture and climate, but it was a good experience for me and I fully understand the difficulties of culture shock.

More recently, I lived in Brisbane, Australia where my husband was working on an international assignment for Boeing. I've been teaching at South Seattle Community College for a year now and like helping international students. when I'm not teaching, I enjoy skiing, hiking, sailing and kayaking. I also like to cook and read. My favorite food and drink are chocolate and coffee.  If you want to know more about me or about my life in Australia, you can go to my other blog.