"I am endlessly fascinated by languages and literatures and the varied and complex perspectives and philosophies they open us up to. I dedicated over a decade of my life to academic literary study, earning a Bachelor's from Vassar College, a Master's in Humanities from NYU, and a Master's from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in pursuit of a Comparative Literature PhD, with teaching assistant experience from 2015-2020 in literature, folklore, communication arts, and Russian language.

It was this that led me to tutoring as I realized that the most rewarding parts of my job came when I was working with students one-on-one during my office hours - something that allowed us to delve into the subject more deeply, with more thought and thoroughness than a 50-minute class in a group of 25 would allow. Most often, these discussions were fueled by questions - why would the author suddenly go on this particular tangent? what implications does this have? how does a certain perspective shed light on other texts? With the guidance of such questions, we would uncover students' own unique readings and theories and the spark by the end of the discussion left us both excited about the work they were doing and where it would lead. Moreover, it left students with the urge to keep questioning, and thus to widen their views, unveil new potentialities, and engage with the worlds they encounter (literary or otherwise!) more actively and attentively than before - which is, to me, the pinnacle of what academic study can offer. I look forward to sharing this experience with others!

If you've read this far, you probably know quite a bit about me. But what about you? I would love to learn about you and help you develop your thoughts and talents! Contact me for a session and see how far it can take you!" less...