Growing up in New York City has been a wonderful and challenging experience. This city offers so many opportunities to its residents, but tapping into those resources proves to be a challenge all its own. When everything seems both immensely important and incredibly useless, a mentor or person willing to guide one through the academic process can make the difference between excellence, mediocrity, and failure. I am who I am because there were teachers, no matter how few, willing to help me connect the dots and come to realizations that I otherwise would not have come to. I want to help create that same opportunity for other students who may feel lost or confused by everything vying for their energy and attention. I prefer to teach either English
