Ryan

United States
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Hello! I have gone on 3 longer trips abroad in the past few years. In Mexico and Peru I worked on organic farms, and in Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, and Morocco I helped teach English in a variety of educational settings with a diverse set of students. I had such a wonderful experience with all my travels. I'm hoping to travel to many more countries and learn about their culture, history, and food. I am currently a student in graduate school, earning my master's degree and license in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). I have worked extensively with preschool, second-grade, third-grade, and middle school students. My Spanish level is intermediate but I am always trying to learn more and improve, as well as learn new languages.

I am very easy-going, friendly, calm, and on the quieter side. Outside of work I love to cook, try new restaurants, play volleyball and tennis, as well as the guitar, piano, and drums.
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History
Music
Performing arts
Languages
Farming
Culture
Cooking & food
Politics / Social justice
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
I hope to teach English to immigrants and refugees in the U.S., and so am very passionate about teaching English. I have been slowly learning Spanish for the past 10 years, and would love to learn a bit of any and all languages.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Gardening
Some knowledge of:
Being an elderly companion
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
I have a lot of experience working with diverse groups of people, both forming close relationships and teaching. I have worked with and helped teach older adults with memory loss (e.g. Alzheimer's/dementia), adults experiencing homelessness, adult refugees new to the U.S. learning English (teaching assistant), adults in correctional facilities (math tutoring), preschoolers (early literacy lessons), middle schoolers (science, mental health counseling), and third-graders (main classroom teacher–reading, math, science, and social studies). I am very flexible, patient, calm, understanding, and caring.
Age
27
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26 May 2024

Left by Workawayer () for host (Meet our students and help ...)

I had a really great overall experience staying and teaching with Mohamed in Biougra. It’s a pretty small town and not super exciting, but the people I got to meet were so welcoming and friendly, I loved staying there. The work schedule was very manageable, usually teaching 2 hours per night. I worked with middle and high school students, as well… read more

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4 Nov 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (English teacher welcome for ...)

I had a really wonderful time staying with Phong, Tam, Book and Jerry! I usually worked with Book and Jerry on English practice from 8-9pm. They are both very proficient in English, so it was fun to be able to offer more challenging lessons and practice. It was also a lot of fun just to speak with the boys throughout the day–they are very curious… read more

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13 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Come and help our kids to ...)

I had such a great experience working with Hanh and her students! Hanh had good communication prior to and during my stay, and her and all her family were incredibly welcoming and generous from the start. The classes I helped with were only a couple hours in the evening (two 2-hour classes on weekends), and Hanh teaches during the day, so I had a… read more

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