Biography

I hail from sunny Los Angeles, but I consider the Bay Area my second home. I have a deep love for the humanities and arts. I graduated from Stanford, where I earned my B.A. in English (with a creative writing focus) and my M.A. in Music, Science, and Technology.

Throughout my college years, I had the privilege of tutoring and mentoring a wide range of students (from elementary schoolers to international graduate students) in both academic English and music. I have brought this experience with me into my work at AJ Tutoring where I’ve since focused on helping students with standardized test preparation, academic English, and essay writing. I stepped away for a few years to explore my other passion (visual arts) but ultimately returned to AJ. I realized that tutoring is truly my calling, and I find 1-on-1 tutoring deeply meaningful and fulfilling.

As a tutor, my goal is to foster my students’ self-confidence, resourcefulness, and work ethic. Test preparation and school assignments may not always be exciting (let’s be honest, they can be downright stressful), but they still present wonderful opportunities to practice self-awareness, creative problem-solving, and patient persistence, all of which are also beneficial for other life endeavors. I want my students to come away from our sessions with greater belief in their ability to tackle life’s challenges, academic and otherwise.

Outside of AJ, I enjoy creating art, discovering new music, and spending time with friends and family.