After living and teaching for 6 years in St. Thomas, USVI, my husband and I are excited to be back in the Hartford area. We moved back in May of last year and spent last year visiting local farms, raising two puppies we adopted on island, helping our island cats and rabbit adjust to the New England weather, and getting ready for a baby of our own. Oliver was born in January of this year and I’ve had the best time staying home with him and watching him strive for independence every day. Last fall, I also had the opportunity to work as a maternity leave sub at MSGH in their Upper El, and am thrilled to have accepted a full time position there teaching Lower Elementary in the coming school year.