"Hello! I scored 172 on the Praxis II English to Speakers of Other Languages (5361) when the required score in Maryland is 149. I hold the CELTA, Cambridge University's certificate for teaching ESL to adults, in addition to BA and MA degrees, and over 50 credits towards a second master's degree. I was trained teaching adults in Spain, and have applied my training by teaching English in the United States and South Korea for approximately nine years in private, cram, and boarding schools, and have now tutored one-on-one for four years in the DC area.

*I was born in Washington, D.C. and have spent many years abroad in South Korea, Germany, Mexico, and Spain. My students have spanned 38 countries: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Mongolia, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Lastly, I have visited 24 countries: Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, Jamaica, Haiti, and South Korea." less...