About Me

I have been teaching professionally for about three years. Nothing brings me greater pleasure than watching a student progress and achieving goals, no matter how big or small. I use my personal experience as a learner of language and think from the student's perspective when designing lessons. No two students are the same, and I'm constantly modifying materials that I have to meet the student's learning needs. My love for language sprouted when I started learning a language that wasn't dead. Up to freshman year in college, I had only studied Latin and hadn't experienced applying language beyond translation and reading. I majored in Mandarin, minored in Turkish and have been exploring other languages ever since. Learning language became the segue for teaching it when I went to Taiwan for work and academics. Upon returning to the USA, I got a job with a company that specializes in intensive English. That opportunity equipped me with a dense amount of experience in teaching all aspects of language to a spectrum of students in terms of proficiency and academic ability. Beyond work, I am a yogi, dancer, athlete, reader, and culinary explorer. I appreciate all forms of dance, especially tango, salsa, hip hop, and belly dancing. I train Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo regularly and enjoy basketball and soccer when I have the chance. I believe learning is a journey without an end and strive to expand my horizons through reading about health, anatomy, classical literature and a slew of other subjects.

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