"I have always been passionate about learning and helping others grow in the process. During my undergraduate career at Azusa Pacific University, I completed more than 180 units (most students take 120-130) with a 4.0, majoring in English Literature and Spanish (with a minor in French). I also have a certificate in Modern Hebrew from the University of Virginia that I received after completing their intensive Summer Language Institute. During my undergraduate career, I spent three years tutoring writing for both undergraduate and graduate students; worked as a high school tutor in Spanish, English, History, and SAT; taught English and Spanish to young adults in Thailand; and worked as a teaching and research assistant for Dr. Carole Lambert, a well-respected professor of literary theory and specialist in Holocaust literature. I am now attending the University of Southern California (USC) for my PhD in Comparative Literature, and I hold a teaching assistant position in the Religion Department.

Teaching is one of my greatest passions and joys. There is nothing more satisfying than helping other people succeed both in and out of the classroom. After all, one of the reasons why I love teaching languages is because there is an immediate reward. It is such an amazing feeling to apply what you have learned right away! My goal in tutoring is to promote these optimistic approaches to learning so that it becomes a journey rather than a chore. I often try to find creative ways of applying material right away, so that tutoring sessions have a good balance between mastery of concepts and actual communication practice. I firmly believe that anyone can speak a foreign language, read/write with confidence (even in English!), and master ANY subject - let me help you believe that, too!

Besides actually knowing Spanish, French, and Hebrew, I also have the advantage of having studied each of those languages extensively from the ground up (I have also taken courses in Thai and Yiddish, so I know the system very, very well). That i" less...