Stringer,+Jan+(MS)

**Jan Stringer**

I was born in the Mississippi Delta town of Clarksdale, Mississippi on August 31, 1953. When I was two years old, my family moved to Jackson, MS. I went to the University of Southern Mississippi where I met and married my husband of 36 years, Terry. We have grown up together, along with our 3 children, Will, 33-married to wife,Shannon, has son, Jude, live in Denver, CO; Andy, 31, single, lives in Mississippi; and Susanna, 29, single, lives in Austin, TX.

I was a stay-at-home mom until Susanna started first grade and I started teaching. I have taught 7th grade Mississippi History and World History, 8th grade American History and am currently teaching 9th grade World Geography, which I REALLY love. I am SO excited about going to Japan and getting to see and experience it for myself because I know that it will help me to enable my students to understand it more when we study about it in class. I spend a lot of time teaching about East Asia in my geography class because of the impact the countries have on our country. We also have a Nissan plant in our community bringing its' Japanese influence, along with some Japanese students to our schools, whom I've had the privilege to teach.

My past travels, both personal and professional have been to Panama, The Dominican Republic, The U.S. Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Canada and Hawaii (which was truly an Asian experience more than American). I am looking very forward to meeting you all.



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