当我在高中被迫参加外语课程时，我并不为此感到兴奋。事实上，这是我最不喜欢的课程。我的表现很好，每次都得了A，但我以为一旦完成了课程要求，这些知识就会消失。我在明尼苏达大学文学院继续违心地学习法语，因为又一次，这是毕业的必修课。同样，为了通过考试，取得好成绩，我学了足够多的知识，但我并不在乎是否能记住这些知识。然而，一件有趣的事情发生了:很多信息被自动保留了下来，我没有做任何努力，甚至没有意识到这一点。有一天，我突然意识到我知道的比我以为的多得多。我开始喜欢上法语课了。我本能地开始把注意力集中在降低口音上。那是一个真正的里程碑，一个转折点。 To this day, I believe mimicry is the key to impressing both native speakers and teachers. And when they are impressed you get a boost in confidence, which leads you to want to keep learning. After taking a Linguistics class, I became even more interested in language and went on to study Italian, Phonetics, and Communication Disorders. I love helping people, and find teaching very rewarding. I will be your coach, offering encouragement and getting rid of fear and anxiety. I will listen to your goals, and tailor our sessions to fit your needs. If you are in love with language learning, I will share in your excitement. If you hate it and just need to pass some tests, hey, been there, I get that too. No judgement here, only results.