My name is Margarette Connor, and I'm a native of the New
York City area. While earning my PhD at the City University
of New York's Graduate School and University Center, I
taught language and literature courses for both the City
University and for State and private colleges in New York.
When I completed my degree, I accepted a position as
associate professor of English literature at Fu Jen
University in Hsinchuang. While there I taught a number of
courses, especially in my specialty, Restoration and 18th
Century British Literature. I left Taiwan and Fu Jen with a
heavy heart after only three years. I ended up in Geneva,
Switzerland, where I taught for Webster University and
worked on the Board of Directors of the American Library.
After four years there, I have landed in a small village in
Sweden. From here, I teach on-line for Webster and devote
myself to writing, including writing a weekly column on my
experiences of living abroad, called "A NY Broad Abroad".
My hobbies are reading mystery novels, going to see films,
hiking in the forests around here and travel. I live in
Sweden with my Swedish husband, my son Matt, who still
misses Taiwan, a Taiwanese cat I found near my office in Fu
Jen, and a Swedish dog, who can't speak English.