ELLEN PARMELEE

    I have found my way into ESL teaching.  After living for 25 years in Guyana, South America, my family with three children (all attended The American School in Georgetown) returned to the States and to my mother's home in Wilmette, IL in 1994.  Second daughter, Angeline, entered E.C. and graduated four years later;  meanwhile, her sister and brother did likewise at other schools nearby and are now living in Wisconsin (with two darling grandchildren too!).  Also, within that time my marriage of 29 years ended. 

  I got a Masters in Linguistics in Chicago and was able to do some nice work, all part time, teaching and eventually developing curricula which combined my previous experience in Health training and education in Health Science fields...now with a Nurse Aide Program too. 

  At this time I'm able to realize my heart's desire to return to live in Guyana once again.  I'm leaving July 5^th, 2007,  and will be working on a project that is developing a rurally based school, with a curriculum inspired by Baha'i virtues and principles.  My new email address will be parmelee.ellen@gmail.com.

I also plan to set up a blog.

    The world is filled with delightfully creative people and areas of interest, and Earlham certainly prepared me to appreciate them!