About
Hello, my name is Samantha and I am a writer from New York. I have a bachelor's degree in Literature, History, Philosophy, and Spanish from Wesleyan University. I completed my interdisciplinary studie... s in 2023 in Connecticut. I also have my TEFL certification which makes me particularly qualified in English grammatical structures. I have been an avid reader and passionate writer my entire life, publishing my first children's book at 8 years old. I have written for school newspapers and various blogs, and currently work as a freelance writer. I specialize in fiction short stories and my favorite genres are social and science fiction, but I also have experience in romance and fantasy. I am also fluent in Spanish and currently work as an English teacher in a bilingual (Spanish and English) public school. I have worked as a medical translator for Spanish speaking patients in a pediatric office in New York. I also have over four years experience as a private tutor in both group and private lessons with all students from young children to immigrant parents to professionals working on pronunciation. My tutoring philosophy is to focus on the individual needs of a student including their learning style as well as their learning goals. I view myself as a source of information and knowledge that I hope to offer the student. As such, I encourage my students to seek knowledge and education for their own goal. I hope to share with them the importance and value in education to not only teach them the subject but teach them how to learn and to appreciate education.read more
Experience
English Teacher
CEIP Mayor Zaragoza
Sep 2022 - present
Elementary teacher in a bilingual public school. I teach english as a foreign language to kids ages ... 3 to 12.read more
Spanish tutor
Varsity Tutos
Jun 2023 - present
I teach beginner and intermediate Spanish in private online lessons.
Medical Translator
Peconic Pediatrics
Jun 2021 - Sep 2023
I worked in a pediatric medical office for consecutive summers as a translator for the Spanish speak... ing patients in need of medical help.read more
Substitute English Teacher
HZad Education
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
Taught various classes upon request. The classes were geared towards adults abroad who wanted to imp... rove their pronunciation to be able to translate better in a professional setting.read more
English tutor
Literacy Partners
Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
As part of my TEFL certification requirements, I worked as a conversation facilitator and private tu... tor for groups of immigrant parents who needed extra support to make their family's transition smoother.read more
General tutor
Miracle for Youth
Mar 2020 - Mar 2021
Worked through the pandemic with various elementary school kids to keep them engaged in their educat... ion and in all subjects.read more