
Fun Facts
I'm passionate about children, particularly infants, toddler and preschoolers so I have a lot of patience when it comes to teaching. I enjoy being active primarily swimming, capoeira which is a Brazilian Martial Arts including singing and playing instruments. I'm the middle of two children and have lived in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Florence, Italy and Tokyo, Japan. Someday I hope to complete my screenplay, sell it and act in it.
About Me
I'm good at writing, art and business. I majored in International Economics and Japanese and minored in business at Dominican University of California. I have an MBA in International Economics and Japanese Cultural Affairs. I'm currently working on my own business as I write my screenplay and paint an oil painting that I've been commissioned to do.
Experience
While living in Florence, Italy I enjoyed the culture and got certified in ESL and Business ESL. I have worked as a Montessori Preschool Assistant Teacher, helped elementary school children with homework and look forward to teaching high schoolers or college students with subjects they may be struggling with or assisting them in ESL, writing papers, or doing their college applications. I'd love to help people of other countries with ESL conversation, writing or navigating in daily life.
Approach
As a child, I loved reading, writing, looking at art books, and reading biographies. In middle school and high school I enjoyed geometry, English literature, religion and writing papers. My teachers appreciated my focus and asking good questions. In college and graduate school I enjoyed studying Japanese language and culture, economics and that continued through graduate school. My approach is to help students focus and guide their natural thought process assisting and getting over hurdles!
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International Economics and Japanese Cultural Affairs
Dominican University of California
International Business
MBAArts Tutoring
I took oil painting, watercolor painting, art history, mixed media collage at Santa Monica College, Otis College of Arts and Design and Accademia Italiana in Florence. I have taught art to children in Santa Monica, Malibu and Chicago.
Business Tutoring
I have taken accounting, corporate finance, international finances, corporate research, strategic planning, international marketing, political risk analysis and multinationals in the Pacific and I am certified in Business English as a Second Language. I have a minor in business and an MBA in international business. I have good business skills and wish to help others who need to develop their business skills or do well in their course of study.
Child Development Tutoring
I have experience with infants, toddlers and children in a Montessori setting and have taken human development.
Communication Tutoring
I have taken cross cultural communication and lived and worked abroad for KDD, the equivalent of AT&T in Japan as a marketing intern and lived and studied in Italy as an Artist and did an internship at a Daycare in Tuscany. I have also studied acting at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and I'm skilled at giving presentations and can help others refine their communication and presentation skills.
Economics Tutoring
I've studies micro and macro economics, economics of developing nations, economic and political development in North Asia, economic and political development in ASEAN and Managerial Economics. I have a BA in International Economics and Japanese Cultural Affairs and a MBA in International Business Asia. I'm happy to tutor students who need to improve their course study and understanding in this area.
English Tutoring
I have taken English literature, and am certified in ESL and Business ESL. I'd love to help high schoolers, college students with reading comprehension, writing papers or improving their verbal and written English and English as a Second language skills. I've studied and lived abroad in Italy and Japan so I understand and empathize with learning a new language in a practical way!
ESL Tutoring
Not only am I a certified ESL and Business ESL certified instructor but I also have been a Preschool Assistant and take care of children which is all about learning how to speak and communicate. I'd be happy to work to people who are new to the U.S. or high school and college students who need help with communicating in English because it's their second language. As well I'm happy to help adults with ESL so they can enjoy speaking a new language and be less frustrated.
Geography Tutoring
As a Montessori Assistant Teacher I have taught geography of the U.S. and South America. I have studied geography of Asia as well as my coursework for International Business. I'd love to tutor students who need assistance in this area.
Graduate Level Writing Tutoring
As a graduate student I wrote many papers on international economics and business and love writing. While in graduate school I wrote a special paper for the CEO of Hewlett Packard Japan on organizational development and I have been a freelance writer: film review, global currencies article, telecommunications white paper. I'd love to tutor students who need to write, review, and edit their papers.
History Tutoring
I've taken art history in college and loved it which prompted me to fulfill a life long dream of studying art in Florence, Italy which I did in 2008. As my college preparatory boarding school, Culver Academies, I studied U.S. History and my MBA coursework included economic and political development of developing nations. I'd love to tutor students who need to learn history.
International Studies Tutoring
I have taken International Studies as my coursework for my BA in International Economics and also for my MBA in International Business. They include : Models of Development in Pacific, Economics of Development in Post War Japan, Cross Cultural Communications, Multinationals in the Pacific, Economic and Political Development in North Asia, International Marketing and Export Management, International Economics and Trade Development, International Finance and Monetary Systems, Economic and Political Development in ASEAN, International Finance and Accounting, and International Business Research. I'd be happy to tutor in these courses of study!
Literature Tutoring
I have studied English literature at my college preparatory school, Culver Academy, and would love to tutor those who need assistance with this subject matter. I love English literature and poetry which I studied at UCLA extension and became part of a Master Class group of poets in LA. I'm happy to tutor students needing assistance in English literature.
Macro Economics Tutoring
I've taken Microeconomics as part of my coursework for my BA in International Economics and loved it. I'm happy to tutor college students in this work in an effort to make it fun and understandable.
Micro-Economics Tutoring
I've taken Microeconomics as part of my coursework for my BA in International Economics and loved it. I'm happy to tutor college students in this work in an effort to make it fun and understandable.
Nutrition Tutoring
I love eating healthy and learning the value of food and sources of nutrition that they provide to make us function well in body, mind and spirit. Although I have not formally taken a nutrition course I have consulted with a Nutritionist while living in San Francisco, an Iridologist in Lake Tahoe and an Ayurvedic Nutritionist in LA so I have a personal interest in this field and would be happy to tutor Nursing students or others meet the requirements for their Nutrition coursework.
Psychology Tutoring
While I have not taken a course in psychology I have had a personal interest in the field and would be happy to tutor anyone needing to advance in this line of study. I am passionate about doing my own inner work of introspection for growth and healing and I'm particularly fond of Clinical Art Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as a solid understanding of recovery for alcohol and substance abuse.
Reading Comprehension Tutoring
As an undergraduate and graduate student I've read and written informative papers based on the material I read. Also as a trained Actress I've studied plays and needed to understand the characters, their actions (what was written between the lines) and the plot. I've also studied poetry and creative writing. I'd be happy to tutor one needing to learn how to comprehend written material. I have also healed from dyslexia so I can empathize with the frustration and help others to overcome it.
Religion Tutoring
I studied religions of East Asia while I was a student at Valparaiso University and got an A in it as part of my BA in International Economics and Japanese Culture. I have a natural interest in world religions so a little familiar with Roman Catholicism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Hinduism. I'm happy to tutor students in this coursework.
Study Skills Tutoring
I've always had great study skills and I'm happy to pass them onto students. Basically you find what works for you in terms of what you need to know and how you process the information in a way that you will remember when you are tested. That said my BA and MBA coursework was very intense and I'm happy to pass on my techniques. I was on the Dean's List in College, getting a 3.5 GPA and had a 3.0 GPA while pursuing my MBA. I'd love to tutor students in developing study skills that give them organize and confidence for life long learning!
Writing Tutoring
As a graduate student I wrote many papers on international economics and business and love writing. While in graduate school I wrote a special paper for the CEO of Hewlett Packard Japan on organizational development and I have been a freelance writer: film review, global currencies article, telecommunications white paper. I'd love to tutor students who need to write, review, and edit their papers.
Writing Advance Tutoring
As a graduate student I wrote many papers on international economics and business and love writing. While in graduate school I wrote a special paper for the CEO of Hewlett Packard Japan on organizational development and I have been a freelance writer: film review, global currencies article, telecommunications white paper. I'd love to tutor students who need to write, review, and edit their papers.
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