Julia WA

Profession: Substitute Teacher, Actor

Interests: Film (All Kinds!)
Classic Rock Music
The 70s, 80s, and 90s
Dance
Other People's Lives/Interests

Education: Solomon International School (High School)
(Edmonds, WA)
Seattle Pacific University (graduated June 2018 with Washington state teachers' certification)
(Seattle, WA)

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Russian (Basic)


KerryA M

Profession: Part time Virtual English Instructor with a South Korean company
English Language Instruction, Education
Teaches business and conversational English through mobile and video apps to adults 18 years + for a company based in South Korea

Virtual English Language Fellow/English Language Fellow with the U.S. Department of State, ELF Program
English Language Instruction, Education
Served as an ELF/VELF the English Language Program under the U.S. Department of State, and taught university level courses at a university in the West Bank (Palestine).

Created and held workshops for IELTS training

High School English Teacher in Kuwait
English Language Instruction, Education
Taught 9th grade English literature at an international-curriculum K-12 school in Kuwait.

High School Teacher, English/Social Studies/Journalism, Head of Social Studies Department in Kuwait
English Language Instruction, Education
Taught English literature, global issues, economics, geography and journalism to 9th and 12th grade students at an international-curriculum K-12 school in Kuwait

Served as a Head of Department and the head of the school's newspaper

English Instructor, Preparatory Year Program at university in Saudi Arabia
English Language Instruction, Education
Taught lower to intermediate level English courses at a well-known university in Saudi Arabia
Prepared a small group of students for the IELTS exam

Interests: Reading, writing, travel, world dance

Education: Master of Arts, Global Affairs (Global Conflict and Security)
Government
George Mason University
Fairfax, USA

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Arabic (Conversational), Russian (Basic)


Anastasia M

Profession: Product Manager
IT
E-commerce and education

Online English Teacher for Children
Education, English Language Instruction
4 years of fun

English Teacher for Adults
Education, English Language Instruction
Over 10 years in total...

IELTS Tutor
English Language Instruction
Speaking & Writing workshops

Interests: Used to be an English teacher for 10 years, then a Product Manager (IT), now building my own business.

Lived in Russia, Vietnam. Based in Berlin, Germany for the last 8 years.

I am also a dog mum to a Jack Russel terrier :)

Education: B.Sc. Economics & Finance
Finance and Banking
LSE

M.Sc. Cognitive Science
Research
University of Osnabrück

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Basic), Russian (Fluent)


Amanda

Profession: English Trainer
Education, Teaching
Business English trainer for students in finance and banking. I work with people who want to improve their English for their job. I help people build confidence for meetings, making small talk and presenting online

Interests: I've been an English teacher since 2010. I started my career as a teacher is Moscow then moved to London. I now live in Germany and continue to teacher.

When I'm not teaching, I'm travelling. I have an obsession with travel photography. I love to take photos of sunsets on beaches and wintery mountains.

Education: IELTS Tutor
Education, English Language Instruction
I helped students get the IELTS scores they needed for university or immigration. I created custom courses based on students' needs.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Fluent), Russian (Conversational), German (Basic), Spanish (Conversational)


Sonya M

Profession: Teacher

Interests: Dancing, cooking, movies about vampires and zombies, games, penguins.

Education: B.A.
Research
Slavic and Eastern European Languages

M.A.
Research
Historical Linguistics

Ed.D.
Education, English Language Instruction
Language Education

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Fluent)


Sophia Aareskjold

Profession: Student

Interests: My main interests include language learning, reading, cinema and travel. Future projects include learning how to knit, how to bake a spectacular loaf of sourdough bread, and trying my hand at beekeeping.

Education: Shortly after graduating from high school in 2016, I moved to Korea and began attending Korea University in Seoul. After completing a year of studies I realized that I change was necessary and I am now a university student in northern Italy. I am pursuing a degree in Oriental Studies with a focus on Arabic and the Muslim community around the world.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Fluent), Italian (Fluent), Korean (Conversational), Portuguese (Basic)


Anna B

Profession: English trainer

Interests: Photography, fashion, sports, social media and advertising, politics, cooking and many other things

Education: Moscow State University, Russia. Teacher of English and French. CELTA, CPE and IELTS exams certificates.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Fluent), Russian (Native)


Emilio Palminteri

Profession: Freelance Interpreter

Interests: I am interested in football, helping others, spending time with friends and family, playing guitar.

Education: TEFL Graduate 150 Hour course
Theocratic Ministry School

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Italian (Native), Romanian (Conversational)


Daniel

Profession: English Language Teacher

Interests: I love travelling and discovering new places and new cultures, learning new languages and writing. I enjoy being creative and writing poetry and short stories. I am also interested in photography and food and fitness and I love football.

Education: I have a Cambridge CELTA teaching qualification. I also have a degree in creative writing.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Conversational), French (Basic), Romanian (Basic)


Garrett Pryor

Profession: College Student, Barista, Youth Intern.

Interests: Hi! My name is Garrett, I am 20 years old and I live in the United States.
I am currently going to school and working at Starbucks. I love music, skateboarding, reading, video games, and photography.

I love getting to meet new people and making friends. I also love to learn, so I can talk about anything!

Education: Associates of Social Science Education from Iowa Western College
Associates of Developmental Psychology from Iowa Western College

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Romanian (Basic)


Andy Sarmiento

Profession: Conversational English Tutor

Interests: Music, movies, drums, hiking, biking, traveling, languages, teaching, learning, conversation, physics, photography, graphic design, web design.

Education: DeVry University, Web Graphic Design

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Polish (Basic), Romanian (Basic)


cristinao

Profession: Model, Retail, Beauty, Teaching, Mentoring
Fashion
I worked as a model for 14 years, I graduated with my Bachelor's Degree, and I also worked in the salon and spa, beauty, fashion and model industry.

Interests: I love kids, and I love to teach! This is the perfect job for me! I have a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies, and I love to sing! I live in the United States, but I have traveled to Romania, China, Hungary, Germany, France and Italy. Where are you from? I hope to see you virtually in your country very soon!

Education: Arizona State University
Education
Communications Degree, Public Speaking Experience, Product Presentation, Mentoring and Leadership skills

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Romanian (Conversational)


Maddie Mcgrath

Profession: Three years working as a paralegal. Three years as an English teacher and community development volunteer.

Interests: Politics, books, TV shows, animals, nature, the future.

Education: Bachelors in Political Science. Certification for ESL learners from the Literacy Volunteers

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Romanian (Conversational)


Diana (Canadian Teacher)

Profession: Teacher
Teaching, Education, English Language Instruction, Marketing
History and English for high school students in Canada and the USA.

Interests: NFL; MLB; Hockey; Travel; Food; Fashion; Health; Celebrity News; Politics; Philosophy; History; Religion; Chess & other Games

Education: Bachelor of Arts
Writing and Journalism, Research, Government, Education
Specialized in North American history.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Conversational), Italian (Conversational), Romanian (Fluent)


Diana

Profession: Communications Professional

Interests: Books + Music + Dogs + Travelling + Baking + TUTORING = Diana :)

Education: Primary and secondary education in New York State (USA) + Bachelor of Arts in international affairs with a minor in economics from GWU (Washington, DC)

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), German (Basic), Romanian (Native)


Miranda F.

Interests: Writing, digital illustration, video games, and soccer!

Education: Bachelor's Degree
Law
I graduated summa cum laude with honors.

Master's Degree
Law
I am currently a graduate student seeking to earn a master's degree.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), German (Basic), Romanian (Basic)


Suzette

Interests: My interests include traveling, reading of all genres, hiking, and all things health and wellness. When I travel, I love to eat local foods and mingle and get to know locals. I love learning about their culture and traditions. Exercising is a big part of my life. I love to lift weights to get stronger and I also enjoy running long distances.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Romanian (Conversational)


Maria S

Profession: Finance Assistant

Interests: I love foreign languages & cultures, space, classic literature, graphic novels, art, psychology and nature.

Education: SQA Advanced Highers: French (A), Maths (C)

SQA Highers: English (A), Maths (A), French (A), Physics (A), Chemistry (A), Accounting (A), Human Biology (B)

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Romanian (Fluent)


Andreea S

Profession: Office Assistant

Interests: I like sports, food, and getting to know people! I like to bake as well as to eat. I enjoy exercising regularly and reading. I also like to play video games.

Education: Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Science

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Romanian (Fluent)


Amy TCIO

Profession: website designer/management

Interests: electronics, books, computers, gardening, animals, arts, coding, tv, gaming

Education: high school graduate, EFL tutoring, Graphic Design and editing, youtube channel for preschoolers

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Romanian (Fluent)