Fun Facts

My biggest passion of all time is opera. I've been training and competing as a classical singer for several years and I adore all things opera. I'm Greek and have always likened my childhood life to that of Toula in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Fun fact: my family does actually roast a lamb on a spit in the yard for Greek Easter.

About Me

I earned my Bachelor of Science from georgetown-university">Georgetown University in Biology in 2017. I am returning to school this coming August at Harvard University, pursuing my Master's in Public Health. I have spent the past two years since graduating college as a member of AmeriCorps, a service organization dedicating to strengthening communities across the US (I liken it to Peace Corps for the US). My ultimate goal is to continue to engage at the community level as a public health practitioner.

Experience

In college, I volunteered with a non-profit called Strive for College, through which I mentored two students in many facets of their application process, including test prep. My washington-dc">tutoring strengths are SAT Reading and Writing (I scored 800 in both when they were counted separately), though I am also comfortable in the Math section of the test. I am also experienced in homework help and general English washington-dc">tutoring.

Approach

The experience that I had with learning growing up was a lack of feeling comfortable in asking questions about material I didn't understand. In my opinion, it felt like I was showing a weakness. Also, I often felt very embarrassed whenever I would answer a question and be wrong. So, in being a washington-dc">tutor, I think it is definitely important to establish an environment conducive to asking as many questions as possible and most importantly, to messing up and getting the answer wrong! As I've realized in