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I love old music and old movies. My favorite artist in Prince and my favorite movie is Chinatown!
About Me
I hold a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from SUNY - New Paltz, where I also minored in Spanish. While in college I studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a year. After college, I worked for two years as a Financial Counselor, primarily with Spanish-speaking clients. I recently completed a two-year stint in the Peace Corps, serving in a small rural town in Paraguay. There I taught English, computers, business, and financial literacy classes.
Experience
While in college, I worked as Tutor for three years in the university's tutoring center. I had over 30 students during this time. The subject I most often helped with was Spanish but I also tutored in English and Writing, as well as for International Relations and Political Science classes. After college I continue to teach private Spanish classes to several students in my neighborhood. While in Paraguay during my free time, I tutored several students in English and with general homework help.
Approach
While working as a tutor in college, I developed specific strategies to allow my students to reach their highest potential in the subject they were learning. I facilitated an approach that would emphasize their participation and active learning. Even if it was necessary to explain a concept for the first 10 minutes of the lesson, I leave time for the student to practice this concept and to reach their own understanding. I have found this to be a more effective and engaging method of teaching.
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International Relations
Spanish I Tutoring
In College, I minored in Spanish and completed classes in Spanish and Latin American literature. I also studied abroad in Argentina for one year where I took classes such as Philosophy and Sociology with native speakers.
International Studies Tutoring
I majored in International Relations, and received excellent grades in all my major classes. My final thesis paper was published in the department's undergraduate journal.
Spanish II Tutoring
In College, I minored in Spanish and completed classes in Spanish and Latin American literature. I also studied abroad in Argentina for one year where I took classes such as Philosophy and Sociology with native speakers.
Spanish III Tutoring
In College, I minored in Spanish and completed classes in Spanish and Latin American literature. I also studied abroad in Argentina for one year where I took classes such as Philosophy and Sociology with native speakers.
English Tutoring
In high school I was an excellent student in English, achieving very high test scores on the New York State regents exams in English. In college, my strong English and writing skills qualified me to tutor writing and English classes.
ESL Tutoring
I taught ESL classes as a volunteer in Queens, NY for 6 months in 2014. Then I taught ESL for two years a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay to student ranging in age from 10 to 18 years old.
Geography Tutoring
Geography is one of my favorite subjects and hobbies in general. I took geography courses in college which counted towards my International Relations Major and did very well in these classes.
Reading Comprehension Tutoring
AS avid reader and write I have always possesses excellent Reading Comprehension skills. My high test scores on the Verbal section of the SATs and more recently of the GREs help demonstrate this.
Writing Tutoring
I have always been an excellent writer, particular with essay and argumentative writing. I tutored college freshman in writing skills for three years. Many of the skills that are emphasized for high school students are essays and research papers, which are areas in which I have ample experience.
Homework Coach Tutoring
During my service as a Peace Corps volunteer I helped students with their homework and assisted them in organizing their tasks. This was also something I did when I was an after school teacher at a Brooklyn middle school in 2014 as well as when I was a college tutor.
Spanish Tutoring
In high school I reached the level of AP Spanish and scored a 4 on the AP Spanish exam. In college I minored in Spanish and took classes in Latin American and Spanish literature. I have lived abroad in Spanish speaking countries for a total of three years and have continue to use the language in my professional and personal life on nearly a daily basis.
Regents Tutoring
In high school I achieved very high scores on my English regents exams.
Microsoft Windows Tutoring
While serving in the Peace Corps I taught computer classes for two years to a wide variety of age groups. I specifically taught on Microsoft windows computers and primarily focused on Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Conversational Spanish Tutoring
In college I minored in Spanish and became fluent while studying abroad for a year in Argentina. I continued to use my Spanish skills in professional settings after college. During the Peace corps I strengthened my conversational Spanish skills even more while living in Paraguay for two years.
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