Amanda S.

Having the experiences of living abroad (USA) and working as a language interpreter under my belt, speakoken English is my strong suit. I now share with my students the mechanisms which I created for myself to help them expand their vocabulary, pronounce words correctly and reach their linguistic goals.

I'm currently a specialist in Business English. I have students from several different areas of expertise. I introduce them to workplace etiquette, vocabulary, role-play real situations, and create personalized classes for their segment. I have clients who work with: Data Science, Sales Management, Production Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering, Production Design, Information Technology, Marketing, and Human Resources,

I have lived in the US and have immersed myself in the American culture my whole life. In 2015, I spent two semesters as an Undergraduate Film Studies major at the University of Maryland. During that experience, I dove into the particularities of Maryland's cultural diversity, as well as creating life-long bonds with people from all over the world. Back in Brazil, I meet Americans every week at polyglot meetings and keep in touch with friends from Maryland so I can practice my communication skills continuously. American English is the baseline over which I've built my methodology as an English tutor, and my communication style as an interpreter.

As a pilot's daughter, I have traveled to several countries since I was a toddler. I had the privilege of looking at all bureaucracies related to the traveling experience at a vantage point. Later on, as a teenager, I started using English to communicate with people during international trips. Between 2017 and 2019, I traveled to 4 countries, one of them being France, more specifically Côte d'Azur for the International Cannes Film Festival, where I celebrated as the film I worked on won an award. Nowadays as a tutor, I've brought all these real-life situations to 1-on-1 tutoring sessions and I feature them in online content for social media platforms. I wish to help people overcome their fear of speaking English when traveling.

As someone who's had to face the challenges of living abroad, nowadays I help people who want to follow in my footsteps using my acquired skillset and research abilities. Immigrants must jump through several bureaucratic hoops to obtain a visa, let alone all that needs to be done after that process. In my case, I had to get a J1 eligibility status to study in the US.

I have first-hand experience living abroad and studying in an American University. That makes me the perfect tutor to those who wish to dive into an exchange program. I bring all my experiences to class and prepare students for what is to come.

I am a TEFL-certified tutor.