...Success in learning is very much about enjoying the experience while being stretched to do your very best, and to feel good about doing so. I have been playing guitar for over 20 years, and at one time was a member of a worship band--playing weekly for a group of over 50 people. I often play now with a group of friends who also play, just for our own entertainment. (read more)
...I love to work on all aspects of the language: speaking, grammar, reading writing, and teaching about the different cultural traditions of each country.I have taught grammar in a business school, Plaza Business College based in Queens, NY. I taught word processing students. Writing was corrected by humans before computers got spell check. (read more)
...I am an excellent listener, with patience. I am a certified by New York State and a tenured teacher of the Board of Education for the city of New York. I have worked both in Private Schools and Public Schools, my last assignment was at PS 200 in Bensonhurst Brooklyn. (read more)
...I often play online or against a computer. There are spots in my neighborhood where gentlemen play against each other all day in which I often do when there is nice weather. I have won two tournaments in my neighborhood years ago, them being first and second place. (read more)