I received my BA in Russian in 1991. I studied in Moscow, Russia twice for extended periods in 1989 and 1990. While at the university, I tutored Russian for 2+years. Upon graduation in 1992-1993, I worked as a Research Assistant on a Russian language textbook and continued tutoring and translating free-lance. Over the years, I have had other experiences using Russian such as a Translator, Interpreter, Customer Service Representive, and as a volunteer for the Red Cross among others. I have maintained contact with Russian speaking friends over the years. I am thorough and passionate in my tutoring. As a native speaker of English and a fluent speaker of Russian with a Linguistics background, I understand the unique difficulties and challenges English speaking students of Russian face.