Carol has always felt like an outsider. She was born in North Africa to American parents and grew up in France. At age 15, her family abruptly moved to the Philadelphia area due to her mother’s deteriorating health. Her transition to American life while attending high school in a new country didn’t go smoothly, and she responded by becoming shy and withdrawn.

Carol studied International Relations and Russian at Penn State. Her involvement with Christian student groups on campus gradually helped her get out of her shell and become more self-confident.

After graduating, Carol joined the Army in search of adventure. She was stationed in exotic—for her—locations like California, Arizona, and Texas.

Since then, Carol has been living in Cracow, Poland, where she organized English language camps for many years for teenagers and now does the same for families. She’s an English teacher and a blogger. Her passion is to make the Bible understandable and applicable to everyday life—probably because it has helped her so much.

Carol enjoys taking care of her cat, Tabasco, visiting new places, watching a good murder mystery, and rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles—whether they win the Super Bowl or not.