...I am almost fluent in Spanish. I took classes in high school, studied via online tutoring and conversation practice, and attended a language school for 2 weeks in Costa Rica with my family. My twin and I peer-tutored friends throughout middle and high school, helping them prepare for tests or proofreading papers. (read more)
...I've also tutored individuals who were newly acclimating to the USA and others who wanted to improve their English. I have learned so much from my students. In order to maintain my understanding of what it is like to study a new language as an adult, I have taken study trips to Mexico, Spain, and Argentina. (read more)
...My mother went crazy trying to figure out what my problem was. How could I maintain an A in English so easily, yet fail every other class? I always looked at the teacher during a lecture, I read along when my class took turns reading paragraphs out of our text book, I copied down the notes, and I even read the study guides! (read more)