Mrs. Dassios

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Teacher-Librarian
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Introduction My parents immigrated from Northern Italia, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia. I studied French & Education @ University of Toronto, Laval University - Quebec City, Institut Catholique de Paris - France. I speak Italiano, Francais, un poquito Espanol, ke liga Elenika, I used to paddle: The Frenchman's Bay Ladies' Dragonboat Team, love playing tennis and volleyball. I'm very passionate about libraries: books & computers, Canadian illustrators and authors. I recently took up Hockey lessons! I am involved in the Italian Contemporary Film Festival organisation in Toronto.
Interests Hockey, Travelling, Reading, Working out, Dragon Boat Racing, Hockey, Tennis, Computer stuff, Shopping, Hockey, Movies, Working out, Bead Works, Canadian Authors & Illustrators, Hockey.
Favorite Movies All the Oldie Classics, (am totally addicted to Turner Classic Movie Network), Matrix Trilogy, anything rated 5 stars by LEONARD MALTON, Italian, French, George Clooney, Juliette Binoche, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Catherine Deneuve, Antonio Banderas, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, John Travolta, Michael Douglas. TV - Why is Criminal Minds so intriguing once you get past the creepy crime itself?
Favorite Music Pop, Classical, Jazz, Italian, French, Greek
Favorite Books Too many for a Librarian to confess... but Canadian kid-lit is up there, Future Shock by Alvin Toffler, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, At the moment, Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Skyclimber, The Flying Troutmans, Night Runner

What is the best advice you ever got from someone?.......... Mr. Hubbard my Grade 8 guidance councillor...................... "Take Grade 9 Typing!"