Meet+the+Teacher


 * Eva Morrison **

World Language Supervisor German teacher emorriso@udsd.org Upper Dublin School District 215 643 8900 ext 2291

= = =What is the most important thing your students should know about you?= I have never met a teenager I don't like! That's why I love my job. Teenagers are funny, honest and enthusiastic. They are figuring out who they are and what they want to do with their lives. Because of teenagers, I think I might have one of the most exciting professions on the planet.

I was born in Basel, Switzerland. I grew up speaking Swiss-German. When I started first grade we all had to learn to speak, read and write in regular German. I still have my first reader and I sometimes show it to my classes. I moved to the US when I was in third grade. Each summer after that, my mother would drive me to Kennedy airport in NYC and I would fly to my grandparents by myself for the entire summer. They helped me retain my Swiss roots--and most people know how much I love Switzerland. The rest just came naturally! = = = =
 * How did you become a German teacher? **

**What do you do in your free time? (aka) Was machen Sie in Ihrer Freizeit?** My favorite pastime? Besides going to Germanclub's conversation hours and organizing our exchange with Josef Effner Gymnasium in Bayern, I love to run. Saturday mornings are the best--I get up early--rain,shine, snow or hail--and head to this beautiful trail near my house. I love being outside, and no matter how grumpy I am (which is never really extreme) I am always in a good mood after running. I've also started going to the gym every day before school, and even though it is unbelievably early, I workout with two great friends, which makes it really fun.

**Anything else?** Yes! I have a really great family and unbelievable friends. My husband Dan is really interesting. He has had so many unusual hobbies, it is hard to keep track of them. Currently he is collecting records and he regales us with old time music every night. My daughter Rosie has done more in her 17 years than most people I know. She's been to Germany as an exchange student, run a half marathon, and was captain of her swim team as a sophomore and a junior. And then there is Calvin. Besides being our personal IT guy (who else has networked computers running Linux?), he is also a really funny kid, who plays guitar and excels at all videogames. In November 2009 we welcomed a new addition to our family--little Amelia Grace. She is a wonderful baby and the whole family is enjoying her. Oh, and one more thing--we don't have a tv!

~Behandle die Menschen so, als wären sie, was sie sein sollten,und du hilfst ihnen zu werden, was sie sein können.~ Johann Wolfgang Goethe