About
Madame
Kussman
the Author

  

 
I have been teaching  at Notre Dame for 12 years.  I have a degree in French from the University of Illinois and I  completed a Master's in Education in the spring of 2002 from Notre Dame de Namur University.  I also have a minor in Spanish. I have travelled in France 16 times - 10 of those as a chaperone with students

I am from Chicago and had been teaching  there for 8 years when I got married. I stayed home to raise my 2 children and didn't return to teaching until we moved to California.   In the 29 years I have been married, I've moved 11 times - 6 states, 8 cities( Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Annapolis, Dallas, Morgan Hill, Los Angeles, and Danville ), 10 homes, 2 apartments. 

There are 3 things I am passionate about -all things French, my family, and my teaching. I love being at Notre Dame where I can be with wonderful co-workers, delightful students, and caring parents.

When I'm not teaching I love to read, do crafts, spend time at the beach, watch Jeopardy, Grey's Anatomy, and kids movies (I love "Home Alone"), and ,of course, eat CHOCOLATE!!!!

 

 
Here I am at Mont Juic in Barcelona  with Madame Riley, Ms.Modir, Miss Antonioli , and Mrs. Whittaker. 





Here I am with my family at my sister's wedding in  2005. My daughter Kristy is on the left and my son Matt is on the right.

Below - Matt and Chloe -our Samoyad.




 
 

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