Fun Facts

I am a person with a wide range of interests. Outside of school and friends, I enjoy practicing the piano and flute, playing tennis, and reading voraciously. I have traveled to 14 different countries, 9 while I lived abroad, and I am learning Arabic, French, and Portuguese, in addition to knowing English and Spanish. I love meeting new people and learning about other cultures.

About Me

I am currently a senior at the chicago">University of Illinois at Chicago. I am a Spanish major and Sociology minor with an overall GPA of 3.8 and a major GPA of 3.75. Currently, I am planning to teach English abroad or work in the Government in order to use my language skills and fulfill my interest in traveling for my job. I am actually a part of the Engineering and Bioengineering Honor Societies, have won various awards/scholarships, and held board positions in many clubs.

Since my junior year in high school, I have volunteered as a chicago">tutor and teacher to a variety of students. In high school, I mainly worked with peers, helping them with Spanish and math. I also worked in a program in which I designed and taught a short science program on chromatography and finger printing to elementary school students. Additionally, I helped teach Mini-Medical School, a program designed for high school students to learn about the topics and techniques learned in medical school. After I graduated and started college, I began to do some 1 on 1 private chicago">tutoring for younger elementary and middle schools students, and also helped in CPS schools, where I would aid math and science teachers in supervising and helping the students.

The way I chicago">tutor depends on which subject I am working with. In math, I think it is vital to help students to understand the process and concepts underlying the problems. For example, solving one problem will help them immediately, but showing them a more abstract way to approach the problem will help them understand better how to solve all similar problems, though it is definitely a bigger struggle to work through. For Spanish, I think repetition and oral practice is key. In my studies, I have found that though it is hard and unnerving to speak, especially about difficult topics, this helps students develop their foreign language skills the fastest.