Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Somerville, MA

...about entanglement and the Earth's inner core, respectively. My focus in Visual Studies is lens arts and film studies with a strong lean towards formalism. The two disciplines may seem very unrelated to you, but it is the combination of the two that makes me a great student and teacher! A few fun facts about my college experience: I actually finished high school in 3 years and began college a year earlier than usual, and...

...my students feel the same way after studying with me! I am originally from Queens, New York and am currently living in Waltham, Massachusetts during the school year. I hope to create a safe space for my students and encourage them to reach their fullest potentials. I like to work with my student's strengths and help use them use those strengths to reach their academic goals. As a first-generation college student, I am very understanding...

...a practicing attorney, but my passion has always been to teach. I have taught children, friends, colleagues, clients, and subordinates throughout my life and it is the single most enjoyable part of my job. I strongly believe that, teaching a student the "why" of something is far more important than simple memorization; it is this understanding of the material that helps the student apply the theory to a completely different fact pattern. While I tutor...

...also a member of the varsity rowing team. After college, I taught elementary school English in South Korea for two years before becoming a rowing coach. I love to travel, read, and learn, and I love to share knowledge and learning experiences with others. Economics and English/literature are the two subjects I enjoy studying, and by extension teaching, the most, because they present two entirely different frameworks for understanding the world. I hope that I...

...Literature, and History. I actively write, and publish a weekly Substack newsletter, Glorious Ordinary, https://valeriespain.substack.com/ Besides being a freelance writer and editor for many years, I had a long career directing public health programs and used my communication skills, from public speaking to content writing. I mentored interns in writing resumes, emails and other business correspondence, so tutoring people in business writing is also something I offer. I have always enjoyed working with young people...