As a child, she always knew she wanted to be an educator and inspire children to love learning as much as she does. Katherine spends her summers traveling to foreign countries and immersing herself in new cultures. She enjoys bringing new knowledge back into her classroom to share with her students, and she is devoted to using her worldly experiences to improve her teaching. Her students are an inspiration for her travels and her travels have become an inspiration for her writing. Katherine resides in Western Massachusetts with her parents and two brothers.