Benjamen: United States: Apr 01, 2025

I have a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in French from the United States and a master's degree in political science from Canada. While I was doing the bachelor's degree, I developed several skills including public speaking, organization, communication, and leadership. Since I had French as a minor, I was further able to develop my language skills, from learning to using. I feel that this makes me especially qualified to teach ESL. Throughout my master's degree, i was able to further develop and refine the skills I had picked up during my previous degree. I also added data analysis, technical writing, and time-management to my skillset. Although I wasn't able to speak French as much as I would have liked to during my time in Canada, I was still living in a foreign country and was able to learn the laws, social dynamics, and other cultural nuances fairly easily.

My personality is very sociable. I enjoy talking with people without judgement–hearing stories, understanding experiences, and learning different perspectives. Alongside being sociable, I enjoy learning about different cultures and languages. I have non-officially studied standard Korean for about a year, as well as Spanish, Norwegian, and continued French. I have lived in Japan for 3 years previously, so I am able to adapt to a different culture very quickly.