Mrs. Gironda
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | retired teacher/private tutor/editor |
| Location | Metuchen, NJ, United States |
| Introduction | I received my Bachelors degree and my Masters degree from Rutgers-Newark. My undergrad major was English Education and my minor was Latin. My graduste school major was English Literature. I am presently writing my dissertation for the Doctor of Letters Program in Drew University. I have recently retired after 40 years of teaching, but I tutor privately and am starting to edit and teach online. I am married for 34 years to Michael, and I have two children, Matthew and Megan. Matthew is married to Kristen Walsh. |
| Interests | English and American Literature, Ancient Greek and Roman Culture, Latin Language, European travel, Art and Sculpture, Classical and Soft Rock Music, Theater, Movies, Mentoring new teachers and students of any age, philosophy |
| Favorite movies | Ben-Hur, Troy, Gladiator, Vanilla Sky, Jerry McGuire, Man Without a Face, Mr. Holland's Opus, School Ties, Chocolat, To Sir With Love, dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, Indian Jones - all - Lord of the Rings - all - Star Wars - all The Godfather - Inception - Atonement - Shutter Island |
| Favorite music | The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, George Michael,Elton John, Barry Manilow, movie scores, Broadway show soundtracks, most classical. |
| Favorite books | Just too many....but dozens of poetry books by British and American authors, The Last Days of Socrates, Idylls of the King and all King Arthur legends - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Brave New World, Da Vinci Code, Madame Bovary, all of Shakespeare's tragedies, all of the plays by Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus--the list goes on.... |