About Me

I am very excited to work with people like yourself who value education, who are eager to learn something new and who want to improve themselves! My job is to make the materials we are working with as easy for you to understand as possible while making the lessons fun and engaging. I have several years of teaching experience (I have a Master's Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), and I know what works to make difficult material easier to digest and understand. I have also done extensive international travel. I have lived in the Caribbean twice for a total of 5 years (Dominican Republic, 3 years, the Cayman Islands, 2 years), Europe for 3 years (Denmark 2 years, Spain 6 months and varied travel throughout the rest of western and eastern Europe), the Middle East (Dubai) for 3 years, and Southeast Asia for 1 year (Indonesia, Thailand, China, HK and Singapore). I tell you this because it has enriched my life in so many ways, including how I approach teaching both the non-native English speaker who wants and needs to learn better English; the native English speaker who may struggle with grammar and professional, business or formal writing (college students, new graduates, etc.); and the English speaker who simply wants to learn and/or improve his/her Spanish language for high school or college or even to prepare for a business or leisure trip to South America or Spain. Before we start the tutoring process, we will have a very casual discussion to get to know one another: For me to best understand exactly what it is you wish to get out of the class and for you to share with me your expectations of the class. I want to ensure that you get the most value from our time together, and the only way I can do that is to understand your motivations and feelings and to uncover your strengths and areas of improvement. We can then create a plan to build on those strengths to help us better focus on the areas you are seeking to enhance or "fix." Since I have lived a large portion of my life abroad, I often like to use some of the real-life situations I encountered to help me clarify important concepts. And I love to write! Everywhere I went I wrote about my experiences, so not only am I very proficient in formal writing, I am also a prolific story-teller. Once again, I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with you so that we can tackle the challenges you face together!

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