Isabelle Olesen was born in Saint-Étienne,
France, where she spent the first 18 years of her life. She then moved
to Angers, in Western France, to study translation and interpretation.
After obtaining her Masters, she moved to the US, where she has been
living for 15 years. She taught continuing French for adults and credit
courses to students at Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley
College, while studying to get a Masters in languages. She has been a
professional freelance translator and interpreter for 12 years and
recently moved to Kansas City from Chicago.
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I was born in France in the suburb of
Paris, Pontoise, where famous impressionist paintors such as Vincent Van
Gogh lived during the 19th century. I studied English for 3 years at the
University of Cergy-Pontoise.
I am used to working with children:
I babysat for 3 years, worked as coordinator in a leisure center, and in
camps during vacations; I also worked as an au-pair girl during one month in
London, 3 years ago. I enjoy dance and have 17 years of
dance behind me: ballet, modern jazz, I also have done drama for 1 year and
improvisation. I love going to see performances, show and I was an usher in
a theater for 2 years which allowed me to see a lot of shows.
I love running, swimming, backpacking, fitness training. I worked in
the cultural department of my university where I helped
to organized cultural events.
I love my country which is why it is
a pleasure for me to teach French language and culture to people. I traveled inside France to Normandy, Brittany, Limousin, Corsica,
the Alps, Jura mountains, and Vendée. I am also familiar with the oversea
France and particularly the Reunion island, My father is from the Reunion,
and my whole paternal family lives there.
I am looking forward to teaching
French. If someone wants to discover something special about France, it
will be a pleasure for me to answer!