"¡Hola a todos! Ciao a tutti!

My love for languages influenced me to study Linguistics and Italian during my time at San Francisco State University. I was fortunate to be able to study abroad in Italy for a year at a full-immersion university. This opportunity enabled me to gain fluency in the Italian language and live like a local. After graduating with my BA, I returned to Italy to live with an Italian family and work as an English tutor. I have lived in both Northern and Southern Italy, have visited many parts of the country, and have a passion for the culture and language. I continue to keep my skills current through frequent contact with my Italian friends. I enjoy sharing my knowledge of this beautiful language with the students I tutor.

I decided to study Spanish over ten years ago and have picked up the language quickly due to the similarities with Italian. My love of Spanish inspired me to use the language with natives and travel abroad. I have visited Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and lived abroad in El Salvador during the summer of 2015. I have taught Spanish in the school setting and passed the DELE (official Spanish language certification) at the advanced level (B2). I visit Latin America frequently and I am constantly refining my skills, as my husband is a native Spanish speaker.

I am a passionate language tutor and have the unique perspective of a non-native speaker who understands the process of learning a foreign language. I have much experience tutoring Italian and Spanish and can help you reach your language learning goals. I hope to have the chance to share my love of language with you!" less...