...In addition, I am a consummate learner who is always seeking to improve her own skills through perpetual study, coursework, training, etc. As such, I am able to bring my increasing knowledge or competence into my interactions with those I seek to mentor, teach, and inspire. I am a professionally certified English teacher with a reading endorsement and TEFL/TESOL certification. (read more)
...In graduate level linguistics, I studied semantics. All my life, I have been an avid reader of literature from all genres, and of articles in literary magazines, scientific journals, and quality newspapers. My working vocabulary is very broad. (read more)