User:Carmeneckard

Carmen N. Eckard (September 15, 1981) resides in Hickory, North Carolina. She writes the blog www.ahurricanecalledcarmen.com and www.triviawithcarmen.com. She also hosts a weekly trivia night, directs plays, substitute teaches, and works with her husband's business.

She is married to Jon A. Eckard, a photographer. His website is Http://www.jeckard.com.

You can see many pictures of Carmen at http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?uname=CarmenEckard&isOwner=true&subjectids=12#.

Early Life
Carmen was born in Sanford, NC, and lived there for the first 12 years of her life. Her parents, Steve Watson and Jenelle divorced while she was still quite young. After moving from Sanford, Carmen's family relocated to Concord NC. Carmen's mom Jenelle married Ted Burke, a penecostal preacher, and the family moved to Salisbury.

Carmen went to South Rowan High School, where she was voted Most Creative in her Senior class and recieved a Teaching Fellows Scholarship.

Carmen went to Appalachian State University where she majored in Theatre Arts education and worked at Farthing Auditorium.

Adult Life
After college, Carmen moved to Hickory, NC. There she taught elementary school drama and taught classes at Hickory Community Theatre. Carmen taught school for 4 years, as was required by her Teaching Fellows Scholarship, then promptly resigned. She is currently searching her soul to figure out her life path.