I have recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. Prior to WMU I graduated from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City with a degree in Liberal Arts. Currently I will be starting my first year at Grand Valley State University in the MEd program, culminating in a degree in literacy studies and ESL. While attending WMU I gained experience as a TA (Intro to Clinical Psychology and Abnormal Psychology) for two different clinical...
I have recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. Prior to WMU I graduated from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City with a degree in Liberal Arts. Currently I will be starting my first year at Grand Valley State University in the MEd program, culminating in a degree in literacy studies and ESL. While attending WMU I gained experience as a TA (Intro to Clinical Psychology and Abnormal Psychology) for two different clinical psychologists, Dr. Spates and Dr. Alessi. For two semesters at WMU I had also been a Sexual Health Peer Educator, going from class to class instructing on proper safe sex practices, busting myths, and educating on sexually transmitted infections. My volunteer and job experience at WMU's international student program CELCIS (Center for English Language and Culture for International Students), as a private tutor for international students in psychology and English lessons, and observing and participating in TEFL classes for incoming international students directed me towards an ESL degree at GVSU.
WMU and CELCIS also helped me become fluent in Spanish and gain basic Portuguese through international students that I am still working on. I consider the cultural lessons I learned in my Spanish classes to be a great asset to being a Spanish tutor. I have been speaking Spanish for around 3 years now, completing all of the requirements for a Spanish minor, including Life and Culture Classes for Hispanoamérica, Hispanos en los EE.UU., and de España. I am continuing to participate in the Latino community and will be living with Brazilians I made friends with last year at CELCIS and WMU so I will be speaking a Romantic language and continuing my own personal studies. I believe that what I have learned and the support that I will make me a great asset to any high school student looking to learn Spanish or even beginning college level students.
I have also played guitar and studied music theory since I began middle school. My per
