All About Shannon & Gen

Hi! We’re grateful that you’re considering us as adoptive parents and recognize that this is a big decision for you. We love our family and are so excited to grow it through adoption. We hope our profile will give you a sense of who we are and the many joys and passions that fill our everyday life. 

We are both teachers and writers who love to learn! Gen was born in Montreal and then split her time between Canada and New York. She grew up speaking both French and English and moved to South Africa in college to study music. Shannon also has a passion for traveling! When she was eleven years old, her family moved to Paris and she became fluent in French. In college, she then majored in Italian and lived in Italy for a year. Upon graduating, she moved back to France for two years to teach English. In graduate school, she spent a summer in the old medina in Fez, Morocco, where she learned Arabic. We both love exploring the world and learning about other languages and cultures. We regularly go to Mexico and Canada. And last year, we went to Antarctica! It was an amazing adventure. 

We’re also life-long learners! We regularly attend plays, concerts, and lectures.  Avid writers, we enroll in creative writing seminars and online classes whenever we can. We also love learning outside of the classroom. Shannon recently learned how to drive (beep! beep!) and Gen took saxophone lessons. We also joined a local Habitat for Humanity organization called “Women’s Build” and now build houses every fall. We also love attending women’s basketball games, working out, going for long hikes with our Bernedoodle, Wyatt, or enjoying a good latte at our local coffee shop. We can’t wait to learn alongside our child and help them discover their unique interests and passions!