Rolande is a French native speaker who has lived in France as well as several French speaking countries in Africa. She earned her BA at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY where she graduated with a 4.0 GPA for her French Major. During her college years, Rolande also won a French essay contest for a study abroad summer program sponsored by Manhattan College and the Alliance Francaise. She worked as a French Professor Assistant throughout college as well a French Tutor for over 8 years now. Rolande loves travelling and learning new languages. She is currently learning Mandarin and is looking forward to her next trips to explore Asia. Rolande is also very passionate about her beliefs and she enjoys doing volunteer work reaching out to those in her community.