What is your hometown?

Portland, OR

What hobbies, sports, or interests light you up?

Making jewelry, cross stitching, reading, and a good story or deep lore from any medium

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

Maybe explaining things or finding alternative ways to explain? For chemistry, I think I can help people understand mechanics and find ways to simplify complicated topics. As for writing, I often catch minor grammatical and punctuation errors. 

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?

Inclusion, I think. If someone wants to learn about something, even if they may not feel great at it, it’s the spirit behind the drive that will help you succeed. If they want to learn, I’ll do my best to help them get there.

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

Sign up for classes that just sound interesting. It doesn’t matter if they’re in your major or not. You might find something new you really like. When you study for those things, if you enjoy it, it won’t feel as much like work. Just don’t forget to also care for yourself because you are what is keeping the progress going. 

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

“As a child, I considered such unknowns sinister. Now, though, I understand they bear no ill will. The universe is, and we are.” - [redacted], Outer Wilds