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.
