Growing up in Colombia, a diverse, multicultural area, I have seen the important role language plays in the development of communities. This has influenced my interest in other cultures and their respective languages -, particularly Spanish. I wish to access the very heart of the Spanish language and culture and believe that it is impossible to do so until I have mastered the language.I was introduced to the work of Sor Juana Ins De La Cruz at a Modern Languages study at the University. When reading En perseguirme, mundo, qu interesas? I was struck by how ardently Sor Juana challenges conventional ideas of women in the 1600s by stating her want for knowledge as being far stronger than her want for riches or beauty. I found the same challenge of convention in Lorca's play, Yerma, when reading and seeing the play at the National Theatre. However, instead of Yerma - the protagonist - challenging the traditional role of a woman, it is those around her who try to suppress her ferocious lust for motherhood. I found this ironic, considering that Yerma is the more contemporary work, being written in 1934 because despite Sor Juana's work being written in the 1600s it seems far more progressive.I have traveled extensively in Spain and South-America, and last February I took part in an exchange program in Madrid. This was a great chance to improve my Spanish through living with a family who spoke minimal English and immersing myself in the Spanish community. The powerful reminders Madrid holds of Spain's traumatic history over the last century were evident, in landmarks such as 'El Palacio Real' and 'El Palacio de Las Cortes'. Through my visits to Spain, I have been exposed to a range of Spanish art. I recently enjoyed a visit to 'El Prado' finding the historical and religious context of the art fascinating. A work of art that resonated with me was 'El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid' by Goya. Which gave me the opportunity to see how events like the French Revolution - which I had studied for my A-Level History - affected other countries, including Spain.As a result of studying Politics I have established my own current affairs club within my sixth form; we not only explore domestic issues but also those of other European countries. I am currently following the Catalonian debate for independence with great interest. On a recent visit to Catalonia I noticed the campaign for independence, from the display of Catalan flags hanging from balconies and painted onto walls. The existence of the Catalan language really set the region apart from the rest of Spain and gives it an autonomous fervor. I also developed an interest for the Catalan language which I would love to further. From reading 'La familia de Pascual Duarte' and from my recent study of ideologies as part of my Politics A level, I have noticed the way in which Jos Cela encompasses the conservative and fascist ideologies into the everyday lives of his characters. It is likely that Jos Cela's views came from his time serving in Franco's army during the civil war.Theatre has played a massive part in my life and I have performed in numerous productions. For years I have taken classes at the Young Actors Theatre and regularly teach drama classes to young children. I was also awarded the Jack Petchey Award for my leadership skills and accomplishments in theatre. Additionally, I have taken part in the Jack Petchey 'Speak Out' competition and got through to a regional level. My chosen topic was the importance of language and how necessary it was for countries to unite and discover each other's cultures. I plan to travel to Malaga in October, where I am looking forward to exploring Arab-Hispanic relations and also comparing the differences between Northern and Southern Spain. I know that by studying GCSE and A level Spanish I have barely broken the surface of hispanic culture and would delight in having the opportunity to study Spanish at degree level for the next 4 years.

Originally hailing from Manhattan, where I attended the Brearley School, I eventually moved to rural Vermont where I grew up on a farm. In Vermont I competitively ski raced and played on the Varsity Tennis team. I attended Middlebury College, class of 2015, where I majored in Economics and minored in French. Throughout high school and college I have tutored an extremely diverse group of clients ranging from language study for adults, test preparation for rising seniors, and peer tutoring at the college level. This past year I worked on staff as the part time geometry tutor at Red Cedar Middle School. I have three siblings and I love young children. I worked as a camp counselor at Aloha Hive in Fairlee Vermont the summer of 2012. I'm excited to meet you, and am happy to provide additional references and answer any of your questions.

My name is Calypso, I lived in Paris for many years and I now live in America.I developed a passion for teaching which I honesty didn't see coming. It started with personal training, then I went into teaching French as well.My style of teaching is pretty laid back, I believe that to really absorb a language, it needs to be playful and not feel like you are drowning in informations.I also believe that learning a language is a constant process, I myself have been learning English for 10 years and I can still see myself improve, so I can relate if you are struggling.One thing I can promise, you will have fun learning with me.Alors ??? bient???t,

I am an enthusiastic and a passionate tutor. I take pride and excitement in the subjects that I tutor my students in. I enjoy making a difference in student's lives. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health, French Lit. and Cultural Studies. I am current going back to school to pursue a Nursing degree. I have experience working as a Teacher Assistant, Academic Tutor, and Paraprofessional. Confidence and good communication skills have continuously helped me to interact well with people. Subjects of interest include but not limited to French, English, and some Sciences. I like to connect with my students and their unique talents and strengths and work towards improving their weakness in a given subjects.

I am a rising Senior currently studying neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. Science and particularly the inner workings of the brain have been a passion of mine from a very young age, where I remember candidly telling my mother that I would be a neurosurgeon one day.I have been tutoring ever since high school, where I tutored many of my peers in algebra, calculus and French. At the University of Pennsylvania, I have had the privilege of working for our Tutoring Center, which offers private student tutors to fellow peers struggling in a particular subject. In particular, I have spent my time at Penn tutoring Calculus and Physics, two of my favorite pre-med subjects. Tutoring has always been a passion of mine in that I can directly help my student succeed and achieve their academic, personal and professional goals. I always relate tutoring to my dream of becoming a physician, where we place ourselves in a position to help someone else with knowledge that we have acquired.As a tutor, you can always expect me to be happy, passionate and focused on your success. My goal as a tutor is to make sure that you understand the material down to its very basics, and that you get enough practice to ensure that no test question will ever leave you puzzled. Everyone that I have ever tutored has walked out more passionate about the subject, even if it was one they initially hated. They have always had better grades than when they started, and I have been lucky enough to help many of my tutees gain entrance into their dream schools, like UCLA.I must admit that I do not only live studying for MCATs and tutoring, and enjoy cooking when I find the time. I am also an avid Juventus soccer fan, and will try to watch soccer whenever I have the time.

I always wanted to teach others the skills that are part of my knowledge because of what education means to me: "the more knowledge one can have the powerful they can be, and the better their life can become".

With diverse accomplishments from music to scholarship, I am a twenty-first-century Renaissance Man who is excited to help you learn!

Growing up with both parents as teachers at the secondary and higher education levels, I have had a passion for academia from a very young age. I was most certainly the student who loved attending class, and I brought this passion with me throughout all of my collegiate and legal career. While concurrently in law school, I became involved in higher education at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign where for two years I instructed my own classrooms of university students in courses on written and oral communication at a variety of skill levels.In addition to law and oral and written communications, I am passionate about foreign languages and traveling to new and exotic places. A polyglot, I speak English, French, German and Turkish and am educated from the Universite de Bourgogne in French language and culture. I continue to expand my own foreign language education and am preparing for my DALF exam, the highest level of French proficiency certification available to non-native speakers.I look forward to sharing my passions in the law, oral and written communication, and languages with my students to help them discovery their own potentials.

I am a graduate of New York University. I received my Master of Science degree in Global Affairs with a focus on International Relations Future. During my academic years as well as after graduation, I have travelled extensively to different parts of the world as I believe that the best way to open up and become a better person is by experiencing the different cultures. I have always been passionate about learning different languages. Languages include history and culture so they always go along hand in hand. Languages have always been my passion and I discovered that passion at a very young age. I speak English, French, Spanish, Russian and Armenian fluently (as well as reading, writing and grammar) and I had already mastered all of them at the age of 15. However, I never stopped to put in additional work to strengthen my skills. I spent a semester abroad in Argentina where I mastered my language skills. Later on after graduating with my bachelor's degree I worked at the United Nations where all the languages were a strong skill to communicate with the offices across the globe. I believe that languages are one of the strongest skills that connect and bring people closer from different parts of the world, and it is never too late to learn a new language. Speaking of bringing people closer, my husband is French and and when we met he did not speak English and we were communicating only in French. We have lived quite some time in Lyon, France (highly recommend visiting) where I perfected my French even more. Having been a student of learning a language from scratch before, my approach of teaching a language is to be as clear and as simple as possible from the point of view of a new student and encouraging them to fully embrace the language along with its history and its culture as they are all interconnected. I have tutored previously my school classmates in different subject matters including languages. Additionally I have been teaching international/ballroom dancing to beginner groups, children and wedding couples. I got into languages because I was very curious about the beautiful songs that I would dance to but no necessarily know what they were talking about. I am very excited to teach and share my expertise and experiences with any of the subject matters that students might be interested in whether languages or dancing.

Hello! My name is Melissa and I'm a recent graduate from Georgetown University, with a BS in Business Administration-Management and minors in Environmental Studies and Entrepreneurship. Throughout my college years, I've had several experiences in mentorship roles, including leading the Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive for high school students. I'm excited to devote my newfound free time to tutoring others!

Growing up in Colombia, a diverse, multicultural area, I have seen the important role language plays in the development of communities. This has influenced my interest in other cultures and their respective languages -, particularly Spanish. I wish to access the very heart of the Spanish language and culture and believe that it is impossible to do so until I have mastered the language.I was introduced to the work of Sor Juana Ins De La Cruz at a Modern Languages study at the University. When reading En perseguirme, mundo, qu interesas? I was struck by how ardently Sor Juana challenges conventional ideas of women in the 1600s by stating her want for knowledge as being far stronger than her want for riches or beauty. I found the same challenge of convention in Lorca's play, Yerma, when reading and seeing the play at the National Theatre. However, instead of Yerma - the protagonist - challenging the traditional role of a woman, it is those around her who try to suppress her ferocious lust for motherhood. I found this ironic, considering that Yerma is the more contemporary work, being written in 1934 because despite Sor Juana's work being written in the 1600s it seems far more progressive.I have traveled extensively in Spain and South-America, and last February I took part in an exchange program in Madrid. This was a great chance to improve my Spanish through living with a family who spoke minimal English and immersing myself in the Spanish community. The powerful reminders Madrid holds of Spain's traumatic history over the last century were evident, in landmarks such as 'El Palacio Real' and 'El Palacio de Las Cortes'. Through my visits to Spain, I have been exposed to a range of Spanish art. I recently enjoyed a visit to 'El Prado' finding the historical and religious context of the art fascinating. A work of art that resonated with me was 'El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid' by Goya. Which gave me the opportunity to see how events like the French Revolution - which I had studied for my A-Level History - affected other countries, including Spain.As a result of studying Politics I have established my own current affairs club within my sixth form; we not only explore domestic issues but also those of other European countries. I am currently following the Catalonian debate for independence with great interest. On a recent visit to Catalonia I noticed the campaign for independence, from the display of Catalan flags hanging from balconies and painted onto walls. The existence of the Catalan language really set the region apart from the rest of Spain and gives it an autonomous fervor. I also developed an interest for the Catalan language which I would love to further. From reading 'La familia de Pascual Duarte' and from my recent study of ideologies as part of my Politics A level, I have noticed the way in which Jos Cela encompasses the conservative and fascist ideologies into the everyday lives of his characters. It is likely that Jos Cela's views came from his time serving in Franco's army during the civil war.Theatre has played a massive part in my life and I have performed in numerous productions. For years I have taken classes at the Young Actors Theatre and regularly teach drama classes to young children. I was also awarded the Jack Petchey Award for my leadership skills and accomplishments in theatre. Additionally, I have taken part in the Jack Petchey 'Speak Out' competition and got through to a regional level. My chosen topic was the importance of language and how necessary it was for countries to unite and discover each other's cultures. I plan to travel to Malaga in October, where I am looking forward to exploring Arab-Hispanic relations and also comparing the differences between Northern and Southern Spain. I know that by studying GCSE and A level Spanish I have barely broken the surface of hispanic culture and would delight in having the opportunity to study Spanish at degree level for the next 4 years.

Originally hailing from Manhattan, where I attended the Brearley School, I eventually moved to rural Vermont where I grew up on a farm. In Vermont I competitively ski raced and played on the Varsity Tennis team. I attended Middlebury College, class of 2015, where I majored in Economics and minored in French. Throughout high school and college I have tutored an extremely diverse group of clients ranging from language study for adults, test preparation for rising seniors, and peer tutoring at the college level. This past year I worked on staff as the part time geometry tutor at Red Cedar Middle School. I have three siblings and I love young children. I worked as a camp counselor at Aloha Hive in Fairlee Vermont the summer of 2012. I'm excited to meet you, and am happy to provide additional references and answer any of your questions.

My name is Calypso, I lived in Paris for many years and I now live in America.I developed a passion for teaching which I honesty didn't see coming. It started with personal training, then I went into teaching French as well.My style of teaching is pretty laid back, I believe that to really absorb a language, it needs to be playful and not feel like you are drowning in informations.I also believe that learning a language is a constant process, I myself have been learning English for 10 years and I can still see myself improve, so I can relate if you are struggling.One thing I can promise, you will have fun learning with me.Alors ??? bient???t,

I am an enthusiastic and a passionate tutor. I take pride and excitement in the subjects that I tutor my students in. I enjoy making a difference in student's lives. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health, French Lit. and Cultural Studies. I am current going back to school to pursue a Nursing degree. I have experience working as a Teacher Assistant, Academic Tutor, and Paraprofessional. Confidence and good communication skills have continuously helped me to interact well with people. Subjects of interest include but not limited to French, English, and some Sciences. I like to connect with my students and their unique talents and strengths and work towards improving their weakness in a given subjects.

I am a rising Senior currently studying neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. Science and particularly the inner workings of the brain have been a passion of mine from a very young age, where I remember candidly telling my mother that I would be a neurosurgeon one day.I have been tutoring ever since high school, where I tutored many of my peers in algebra, calculus and French. At the University of Pennsylvania, I have had the privilege of working for our Tutoring Center, which offers private student tutors to fellow peers struggling in a particular subject. In particular, I have spent my time at Penn tutoring Calculus and Physics, two of my favorite pre-med subjects. Tutoring has always been a passion of mine in that I can directly help my student succeed and achieve their academic, personal and professional goals. I always relate tutoring to my dream of becoming a physician, where we place ourselves in a position to help someone else with knowledge that we have acquired.As a tutor, you can always expect me to be happy, passionate and focused on your success. My goal as a tutor is to make sure that you understand the material down to its very basics, and that you get enough practice to ensure that no test question will ever leave you puzzled. Everyone that I have ever tutored has walked out more passionate about the subject, even if it was one they initially hated. They have always had better grades than when they started, and I have been lucky enough to help many of my tutees gain entrance into their dream schools, like UCLA.I must admit that I do not only live studying for MCATs and tutoring, and enjoy cooking when I find the time. I am also an avid Juventus soccer fan, and will try to watch soccer whenever I have the time.

I always wanted to teach others the skills that are part of my knowledge because of what education means to me: "the more knowledge one can have the powerful they can be, and the better their life can become".

With diverse accomplishments from music to scholarship, I am a twenty-first-century Renaissance Man who is excited to help you learn!

Growing up with both parents as teachers at the secondary and higher education levels, I have had a passion for academia from a very young age. I was most certainly the student who loved attending class, and I brought this passion with me throughout all of my collegiate and legal career. While concurrently in law school, I became involved in higher education at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign where for two years I instructed my own classrooms of university students in courses on written and oral communication at a variety of skill levels.In addition to law and oral and written communications, I am passionate about foreign languages and traveling to new and exotic places. A polyglot, I speak English, French, German and Turkish and am educated from the Universite de Bourgogne in French language and culture. I continue to expand my own foreign language education and am preparing for my DALF exam, the highest level of French proficiency certification available to non-native speakers.I look forward to sharing my passions in the law, oral and written communication, and languages with my students to help them discovery their own potentials.

I am a graduate of New York University. I received my Master of Science degree in Global Affairs with a focus on International Relations Future. During my academic years as well as after graduation, I have travelled extensively to different parts of the world as I believe that the best way to open up and become a better person is by experiencing the different cultures. I have always been passionate about learning different languages. Languages include history and culture so they always go along hand in hand. Languages have always been my passion and I discovered that passion at a very young age. I speak English, French, Spanish, Russian and Armenian fluently (as well as reading, writing and grammar) and I had already mastered all of them at the age of 15. However, I never stopped to put in additional work to strengthen my skills. I spent a semester abroad in Argentina where I mastered my language skills. Later on after graduating with my bachelor's degree I worked at the United Nations where all the languages were a strong skill to communicate with the offices across the globe. I believe that languages are one of the strongest skills that connect and bring people closer from different parts of the world, and it is never too late to learn a new language. Speaking of bringing people closer, my husband is French and and when we met he did not speak English and we were communicating only in French. We have lived quite some time in Lyon, France (highly recommend visiting) where I perfected my French even more. Having been a student of learning a language from scratch before, my approach of teaching a language is to be as clear and as simple as possible from the point of view of a new student and encouraging them to fully embrace the language along with its history and its culture as they are all interconnected. I have tutored previously my school classmates in different subject matters including languages. Additionally I have been teaching international/ballroom dancing to beginner groups, children and wedding couples. I got into languages because I was very curious about the beautiful songs that I would dance to but no necessarily know what they were talking about. I am very excited to teach and share my expertise and experiences with any of the subject matters that students might be interested in whether languages or dancing.

Hello! My name is Melissa and I'm a recent graduate from Georgetown University, with a BS in Business Administration-Management and minors in Environmental Studies and Entrepreneurship. Throughout my college years, I've had several experiences in mentorship roles, including leading the Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive for high school students. I'm excited to devote my newfound free time to tutoring others!