I WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO. I GREW UP AND SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE IN NEW YORK. I MOVED TO MOSCOW IN 2008 AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS CITY. I GRADUATED FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FARMINGDALE WITH A BS DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL SCIENCE. WHILE I WAS IN SCHOOL I WORKED AND VOLUNTEERED FOR THREE YEARS AT A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WHERE I PROVIDED TUTORING SERVICES, COORDINATED RECREATIONAL EVENTS, AND SPORT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGE 6 - 17.

UPON COMPETITION OF MY STUDIES I WORKED FOR FIVE YEARS FULL TIME AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. DURING THAT TIME I ALSO TAUGHT A HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CLASS FOR AVIATION. WHILE I WAS INSTRUCTING I HAD TO TEACH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TO NOT ONLY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS, BUT I ALSO HAD STUDENTS FROM THE PHILLIPINES, EL SALVADOR, S. KOREA, GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, AND MANY OTHERS.

TODAY I LIVE WITH MY TWO LABRADOR RETRIEVERS IN MOSCOW CITY.

I TRY TO MAKE MY LESSONS "OUTSIDE THE BOX" WHETHER IT BE USING PROGRAMS SUCH AS POWER POINT, OR MAKING A GAME OUT OF IT. I ALSO TRY TO USE AS MANY REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES AS I POSSIBLY CAN.