Janet writes, "In my first year of retirement, I miss all of my former students and colleagues but have enjoyed having the extra time to paddle about in my kayak, to read, to revamp my long lost Italian, to attend lectures and concerts at Bowdoin College, and to do some volunteer work in our small Maine community. So far, I have one French student, a veteran, and I'm hoping to start a French reading group. Once a Francophile, always a Francophile!"

Janet plans to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year after twenty-five years of service to the School. She is excited to make Maine her permanent home and to explore opportunities to help not-for-profits in Portland.