Andrea

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation ESL Teacher
Location San Francisco, California, United States
Introduction I'm a native of San Francisco. I've taught ESL since 2005. I have an MA in TESL. I've taught all levels of ESL. I've taught people from Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eretria, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Lichtenstein, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam & Yemen. I've taught refugees, asylees & other immigrants. I've also taught short-term IEP students. English is a rich and varied language. I love teaching it. Meeting people from all over the world & learning from them about their lives and cultures has been such a rewarding experience.
Interests Linguistics, film, The San Francisco Preservation Society, eclectic music, sea glass, fog, Mexico, thought-provoking art & ideas
Favorite Movies There are tooooo many to count.
Favorite Music The music I like is tooooo varied to categorize.
Favorite Books 'Aesthetic Theory' by Theodor W. Adorno (translated by Robert Hullot-Kentor) & a related book called 'The Sneeches' by Dr. Seuss. Also, 'Poems from the Book of Hours' by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Andrea's Random Question: How's your paradigm shift coming along?