Bonjour!  I have been a student of Stephanie's for a little over 6 months now, and I am so surprised over how much I have learned already.  I see Stephanie once a week for private, one-on-one lessons, and I really enjoy how she doesn't intimidate or pressure me, but still challenges me.  My goal for years has been to take my nursing skills internationally, and work with Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) which mostly serves countries where the first language is French.  I can't say enough how happy I am that I found Stephanie.  Learning a new language, especially as an adult, is difficult and I was afraid I wouldn't follow through and just give up.  Which is what I did after buying Rosetta Stone.  But being taught by Stephanie has been such a pleasant and rewarding experience, that I couldn't imagine stopping and know I will be her student until I can communicate in French with ease.  

What makes Stephanie's teaching style so unique and successful, is that she does not just teach out of a text book.  She prepares well-planned lessons with written and spoken exercises, and does this in a way that stimulates your ability to recall what you have learned, so it becomes memorized.  Stephanie will even individualize my lessons for my personal goal.  She focuses on medical terms, and since I am going to Tahiti in May, she has focused on what I will need to know for my trip, such a asking important statements, like, "Je suis perdu" (I am lost) and "Ou est mon vin?" (Where is my wine? :-)   I also value that Stephanie is a native of France, and teaches me all of the important cultural aspects of the French life.  I can tell this isn't just a job for Stephanie, it truly is a passion, and I am benefiting so much from that.  If you are seriously looking for the best teacher to help you learn French, at any level, or if you have always liked the idea of learning another language, go French, and go Stephanie.