Martha: United Kingdom: Sep 01, 2023

I am British by nationality, I grew up in Hungary and attended the Lycée in Budapest until I moved back to the UK to complete my A Levels. This cross-cultural upbringing has made me open to living and working abroad. My degree at the University of Manchester where I studied Arabic and French consolidated this ambition, when I lived in Amman, Jordan for eight months. Travelling has always featured strongly throughout my life, for example I have travelled solo around South America and worked at a Summer Camp in France.

I speak French, English and Arabic, and enjoy communicating with and learning from each new encounter in my life.

My involvement as an educator began while I was still at school; I did a work placement at a Preparatory School assisting with French and Drama. During my second year at University, I tutored first-year students under the PASS scheme (Peer-Assisted Study Sessions) alongside private tutoring, teaching English to IELTS students from South Korea. I then went on to teach English to Syrian refugees for the Manchester Refugee Rights society. During my year abroad I completed my Level 5 Ofqual TEFL qualification and taught Somali and Sudanese refugees English in Amman. In all of my teaching roles I strove to create an engaging and active atmosphere in the classroom.

I currently work with Global Nomads Group, an NGO facilitating cross-cultural understanding and relationships between youth across the world. Within my role I encourage discussions on global issues between American and Middle Eastern students.