My dedication to tutoring languages comes from my lifelong love of learning other languages myself. Raised in a bilingual home, as a child I began expanding my language abilities. At school, first I had French and Spanish classes; then in college and later, Italian, Russian, and German (ongoing study). Each of these posed its own challenges, and I feel that my personal understanding of these difficulties make me a more patient and effective tutor for my students, as I help them to learn and i...