About Me

I am a graduate of Bayero University Kano in Nigeria, and Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. I have a BS in Zoology, with a concentration in herpetology, and an MS in Biology. My interest in the French language comes not only because my home country of Nigeria is bordered by four Francophone countries, but also because I love networking. I learned French at one of the Alliance Franaise centers in my country, and served for some time as a tutor before coming to the United States. I was privileged to work with different age levels, from adults to children. At Shippensburg University, I worked at the learning center for about two years, where I tutored both French and biology (especially ecology & conservation). I enjoyed it because I was able to learn different tutoring and time management strategies, how to effectively work with students with different learning styles and paces, and how to work with students in groups or individually. I was able to help my tutees overcome their fear of learning French, erasing the words "we can't" from our dictionaries and replacing them with "we can." Another interesting thing I was able to teach them was the secret to counting from 21 to infinity within 30 60 minutes. Whenever I am less busy, I love learning about other people's cultures and traveling to see the world.

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