Japanese is FUN!
Even learning the kanji can be fun using my unique mnemonic method.
I enjoy helping learners and giving them advice whether they are able to take regular lessons or not. So please contact me!
I am here to help as much or as little as you need: whether its an infrequent lesson to supplement self-study, a one time lesson for specific advice and a point in the right direction, or an email with questions about Japanese and Japanese learning resources.
Struggling with your...
Japanese is FUN!
Even learning the kanji can be fun using my unique mnemonic method.
I enjoy helping learners and giving them advice whether they are able to take regular lessons or not. So please contact me!
I am here to help as much or as little as you need: whether its an infrequent lesson to supplement self-study, a one time lesson for specific advice and a point in the right direction, or an email with questions about Japanese and Japanese learning resources.
Struggling with your Japanese class?
You can improve in class using the innovative methods I can teach you (methods your teacher doesn't use or doesn't have time one-on-one to help you with).
Struggling to pass kanji tests?
If you are struggling with kanji my methods can help you learn kanji in an easier, fun, and much more memorable way!
We can look over your kanji list from class together and I can help you learn how to memorize them (without horrible methods like writing them 100 times).
I am a non-Japanese, Japanese tutor.
Having learned the language myself I can give you insight into the language and learning it that a native Japanese speaker cannot. I have been in your shoes, have been where you want to go, and can help you get there.
I took four years of Japanese in High School (my senior class was taught by a non-Japanese Japanese teacher, my best Japanese teacher ever) and passed the AP Japanese test. I took Japanese at University of Miami and went on student exchange for one year to Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. I transferred to Sophia University and graduated from there with a bachelors in International Business. While there I took their intensive Japanese and Advanced Japanese courses, and then took a portion of my regular coursework in Japanese.
I have extensive tutoring/teaching experience:
I started with 1.5 years tutoring English in Tokyo.
Back in the U.S. I worked teaching Japanese part-time to high school students at a small private school called "Space of Mind" in Delray Beach.
More recently I leveraged my b
