Author of 9 language books, Grad work in translation & linguistics
Editor
I've been teaching French online since '99, and am passionate about language, travel, and cooking. I speak fluent French, conversational Spanish and Italian, some Greek, and a bit of Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and Kréyòl (Guadeloupean Creole).
I'm the creator of LawlessFrench.com - LawlessSpanish.com - LawlessItalian.com and the author or co-author of nine books on French and Spanish. (I also have sites about English and vegetarianism.)
I'm American by birth and a permanent ex-pat by choice - freelancing made it possible to travel extensively and live in several countries before settling permanently in Guadeloupe.
Want to know more? Read my interview.
My qualifications
- Graduate work in French linguistics and translation at San José State University
- Graduate work in French and Spanish Translation and Interpretation at Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS)
- BA International Studies from MIIS
- 25+ years online language teaching experience (English, French, Spanish, Italian)
- Author of 5 French books
- Author or co-author of 3 Spanish books
- 15 years experience as copywriter, content writer, proofreader
My experience
Over 25 years experience teaching language.
Creator of Lawless Languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, English)
Author of French Workbook for Dummies, French Essentials for Dummies, and seven other books
Former French Guide at About (15 years)
Posts158
- Comment rafraîchir les villes et les maisons tout en restant écologique
- Bastille Day
- Le tournoi de Roland-Garros
- Bonne fête Maman ! (Vocabulaire)
- La Fête du Travail du premier mai en France
- Les poissons d'avril (Le Présent)
- Routine du matin (Le Futur Proche - reflexive verbs)
- Shopping de Noël (Vocabulaire)
Questions and Answers427
- Gender of countries - 25 May, 2026 - Answer Answered
- Je lui envoye une message vs je l'envoye une message - 20 May, 2026 - Answer Answered
- Pronunciation of Plus - 24 June, 2025 - Answer Answered
- Causative construction - 10 June, 2025 - Answer Answered
- Passé composé vs Imparfait French past tenses - 2 January, 2025 - Answer Answered
- Asseoir - 1st Person Plural (nous) - Imperfect - Modern form - 17 December, 2024 - Answer Answered
- Spelling of appeler in future simple - 4 April, 2024 - Answer Answered
- Why don't i have access to kwiziq questions after an article - 12 June, 2023 - Answer Answered
- English Grammar - 2 June, 2023 - Answer Answered
- Factors that went into Lawless French classifying the Conditional as a mood in it's own right. - 1 June, 2023 - Answer Answered

