Fun Facts

I was born and raised on military bases and have lived all over the Pacific, including Guam, Washington, Southern California, the Bay Area, and Japan! Basketball is my favorite sport and I enjoy watching games when I can. I find traveling fun and always look forward to visiting new places.

About Me

I am a 2010 law graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA. I am currently taking a break from full-time work to do some studying, myself! I plan to take the CA State Bar Exam in order to become a licensed attorney.

I earned my B.A. in History and Sociology from the University of California, Davis in 2004. I am a member of both Phi Alpha Theta (national history honor society) and Alpha Kappa Delta (national sociology honor society). While attending UCD, I began sacramento">tutoring 6th and 7th graders in reading and language arts. I also became a sacramento">tutor at UCD for undergraduate and graduate ESL students, focusing on essay composition and writing skills. Over three academic quarters, I was enrolled in "sacramento">Tutoring in Linguistics" where fellow sacramento">tutors and I discussed linguistic-related sacramento">tutoring issues and methods with linguistics professors. While in law school, I continued sacramento">tutoring 6th through 8th graders in reading-comprehension/california/sacramento">reading comprehension and writing.

Before beginning a series of sacramento">tutoring sessions, I like to ask the student to describe his/her current course(s) and what s/he feels s/he could use help with. If there is input from an instructor, I certainly focus on this input but also try to incorporate the student's concerns where it may apply. I feel it is important and beneficial to keep the student actively involved in planning his or her own learning.

While I make it clear that I will not complete any work for or just provide answers to the student, I emphasize that I am more than willing to be a guide and support. As such, I encourage the student to ask as many questions as come to mind. The types of questions asked by the student also help me gauge his/her understanding of a topic. To help direct the student to come to a correct conclusion, I will ask questions that encourage active thinking and output. I also like to provide examples or use other illustrative ways to make an idea more clear (e.g. drawings, diagrams, charts) where needed. Since learning happens through different forms and methods, I am always open to new ways of teaching.