What is your hometown?

Lakenheath, United Kingdom/Bend, Oregon

What hobbies, sports, or interests light you up?

In my free time, I love spending time with family and friends, working at the Pacific University Archives, and volunteering with the local historical society, Friends of Historic Forest Grove. 

What is your specialty as a tutor? What topic, problem, subject, or process do you most enjoy helping students to learn?

I especially enjoying helping students with writing, grammar, and pronunciation. It is always a pleasure to support students who are just beginning their French learning journey, as it is rewarding to watch them progress so quickly, build their confidence as learners, and discover the wonders of the Francophone world for the first time.

Which of the CLASS 5 Keys – Respect, Inclusion, Growth, Support, and Pizzazz - resonates with you the most and how do you put it into practice in your work as a tutor?

Growth, because learning another language is always a lifelong journey. Mistakes are welcome and encouraged in language learning, because it means you are that much closer to becoming fluent!

What is your best advice for students on how to get the most out of their academic experience in college?

Always look for the joy in learning, say hi and get to know your peers, and be involved in your community. 

Give us a movie quotation, song lyric, or line from a book that will motivate us in our learning.

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ... You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." -- Socrates