Hello my name is Fran and I am from Australia...

I was born in Newcastle, NSW a very long time ago. My first home was at Toronto on the shores of beautiful Lake Macquarie. When I was 7 we moved to the small village of Blackalls Park just 1 mile from Toronto. Blackalls Park, also, was located on the shores of Lake Macquarie. Later again we moved to an orchard and chook farm closer to Toronto.

My life and work have taken me to many places in the world -- Papua New Guinea, India, Nepal, USA, and now Thailand.

I have been a school teacher (elementary and ESL), a linguist, a photographer, a university professor. While all have been challenging occupations I have enjoyed myself immensely. I am very glad to have had the opportunity to do so many things and to live in so many places.

God has been good to me!